All 6 Uses
farce
in
A Storm of Swords
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- He played out that mummer's farce in the Great Hall so as not to shame you before your own people.†
p. 199.1
- If that is your wish, say so, and I will end this farce.†
p. 385.6
- "A few more hours and this farce is done, Mother," he said in a low voice, as the Greatjon sang of the maid with honey in her hair.†
p. 697.8 *
- And despite what he'd told Bronn, going up against Ser Gregor Clegane in his own person would be a bigger farce than Joffrey's jousting dwarfs.†
p. 899.7
- After this farce of a trial, execution will almost come as a relief.†
p. 907.8
- After his mummer's farce of a trial, his sweet sister and loving father might prefer to dispose of him quietly, rather than risk a public execution.†
p. 1062.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(farce) a ridiculous, exaggerated situation too absurd to be taken seriously; or a type of comedy that relies on absurd humor, using physical slapstick, unlikely situations, and deliberate misunderstandings
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, farce can reference a seasoned stuffing typically put in roasted turkey; or it can reference the act of stuffing a turkey.