Both Uses of
charade
in
Arrowsmith
- They acted charades, at which Pickerbaugh was tremendous.†
Chpt 19 *
- Then Martin, Orchid, and Hibisca (aged twelve) had to present a charade, and there were complications.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(charade) a situation in which people act as though something is true that is not
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, charades is the name of a game in which a player acts out a phrase (such as the name of a movie) for others to guess.