Mock heroic

Mock heroic
Mock Mock, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. [1913 Webster]

That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]

{Mock bishop's weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs ({Discopleura}) growing in wet places.

{Mock heroic}, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic poem.

{Mock lead}. See {Blende} ( a ).

{Mock nightingale} (Zo["o]l.), the European blackcap.

{Mock orange} (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs ({Philadelphus}), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes. {Philadelphus coronarius}, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless.

{Mock sun}. See {Parhelion}.

{Mock turtle soup}, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup.

{Mock velvet}, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See {Mockado}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Mock-heroic — Mock heroic, mock epic or heroi comic works are typically satires or parodies that mock common Classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic literature. Typically, mock heroic works to insert the heroic work by either putting a fool in the role of… …   Wikipedia

  • mock-heroic — mock′ hero′ic adj. 1) imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action 2) lit. satirizing the heroic style of literature: a mock heroic poem[/ex] 3) a literary work written in mock heroic style • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • mock-heroic — mock heroically, adv. /mok hi roh ik/, adj. 1. imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock heroic dignity. 2. of or pertaining to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are… …   Universalium

  • mock-heroic — [mäk΄hi rō′ik] adj. mocking, or burlesquing, any style, action, or character n. a burlesque of something heroic mock heroically adv …   English World dictionary

  • mock-heroic — I. adjective Date: circa 1712 ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action < a mock heroic poem > • mock heroically adverb II. noun Date: 1728 a mock heroic composition called also mock epic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mock-heroic — /mɒk həˈroʊɪk/ (say mok huh rohik) adjective 1. exaggerating low or insignificant material in a literary work to heroic proportions or in a heroic style in order to ridicule it. –noun 2. the literary device or style which employs this technique.… …  

  • mock-heroic — adjective imitating the style of heroic literature to satirize a mundane subject. noun a burlesque imitation of the heroic character or literary style …   English new terms dictionary

  • mock heroic — Synonyms and related words: Alcaic, Anacreontic, Castalian, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, bardic, broad, bucolic, burlesque, comic, comical, didactic, dithyrambic, dramatic, eclogic, elegiac, epic, farcical, heroic,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • mock-heroic — pretending to be heroic, pretending to have the qualities of a hero …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mock-heroic — noun a satirical imitation of heroic verse • Hypernyms: ↑caricature, ↑imitation, ↑impersonation …   Useful english dictionary

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