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单词 charivari
例句 charivari
Young people also expressed their opinion of the moral conduct of elders, in traditions known as charivari or "rough music". What medieval Europe did with its teenagers 2014-03-23T00:40:12Z
It is what the  charivari of outraged Usenet  denizens  did  to  Portal and Internet Direct as vengeance, swamping the servers with furious mail and big, capacity-consuming image files. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt, Part 3] 2013-06-20T17:15:00.177Z
The next night about sixty of the white neighbors gave us a charivari and my wife was much pleased to know there was no color prejudice among them. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z
At times, this produced a din of voices by no means pleasant to the ear; indeed, it was not unworthy of the name of charivari. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z
On one of those occasions it was rumored in the village, that a "shiveree"—Hoosier for charivari—was to mark the event. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z
The Louvre of the Esthetic Eye; the abattoir of the Religious Eye; the charivari of the Ironic Eye. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z
If there was one there were fifty big locomotives waiting to charivari the McWilliams Special. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories
But, rising above all this stormy charivari of the keys, what noise was that? In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II
At the beginning of the 17th century, wedding charivaris were forbidden by the Council of Tours under pain of excommunication, but the custom still lingers in rural districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
Upon a given signal, the clerical orchestra executed an overture harsh enough to frighten Satan himself, the lay congregation beating time with their hands to the charivari of clanging instruments and ear-splitting voices.  Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2]
The moment we alighted we heard a charivari of string instruments and voices, and as we ascended the steep, slimy, rickety staircase the sound grew more distinct. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
But when he had provided himself with a couple of savage mastiffs, this charivari, as he called it, very soon ceased. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace
But what means this noisy music, this charivari of flutes and trumpets, drums, and stringed instruments? Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century
The French of Louisiana and Canada introduced the charivari into America, where it became known under the corrupted name of “shivaree.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
At length we were seated in the little theatre; and, after a fearful charivari from the orchestra, the curtain drew up, and we beheld, seated at a long table, a company of monkeys! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.
From the night of the charivari when Red Martin handed the boys twenty dollars—the largest sum ever contributed to a similar purpose in the town's history—he and the Princess began to slump. In Our Town
When they returned as bride and groom, the settlers came from every direction, accompanied by all the cow and sheep bells, tin cans and old horns on the Strip for a big charivari. Land of the Burnt Thigh
All the boarders dashed out in scant costume, crying, "The Indians are upon us," but it turned out to be only the first charivari in St. Anthony given to Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Parker. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
The charivari was anciently in France a regular wedding custom, all bridal couples being thus serenaded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
The rattling of the tin, earthen, and other ware, as the pony snorted, kicked, and pranced about, made a noise resembling that produced at a charivari. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4
It is hung about with garlands, like the garlands of the cemeteries on All Saints Day; it may be celebrated in song, or jeered at in charivaris. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
And all this was going on while the town was turning over in its bed, listening to the most tumultuous charivari that Sycamore Ridge has ever known. A Certain Rich Man
On arriving at Luxor I heard a charivari of voices, and knew I was ‘at home,’ by the shrill pipe of the little children, el Sitt, el Sitt.  Letters from Egypt
Large numbers of them came armed with drums, trumpets, shovels, tin pans, and other charivari instruments. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens
In short, we were treated to a shivaree, or charivari. Children of the Market Place
But the uproar had by this time become so deafening that the men could no longer hear one another's voice; Maurice's nerves, in particular, suffered from the infernal charivari. The Downfall
The bands belonging to the different booths tried to play each other down, forming a stupefying charivari, with tributary processions that quite overflowed the city. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875
On her first evening in Gopher Prairie Cy had appeared at the head of a "charivari," banging immensely upon a discarded automobile fender. Main Street
The air was in anguish with the din of tree-felling and log-chopping, of stamping, neighing, braying, whooping, guffawing, and singing--all the daybreak charivari beloved of a camp of Confederate "critter companies." The Cavalier
There was much talk of the wedding, which had taken place quietly in the parlor at the appointed hour, but not a man mentioned a charivari. Lonesome Land
But in her desperation Anna thought she heard: her terror breathed into her ears the words she was afraid of hearing: she imagined that they were speaking of the coming masquerades and a charivari. Jean-Christophe Journey's End
W'en we have say we going make le charivari, do you want that we hall tell a lie? Old Creole Days
Progress, material and social—Fondness of the young for dancing— Magisterial nuptials—The charivari—Goon-hunting—Catching a tartar— Wild pigeons—The old Dutch houses—Delights of summer and winter contrasted—Stilled voices. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian
And when he to rest has laid him,   Let his ears the screech-owl harry; And the night-jar serenade him   With a proper charivari. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe
A charivari, even out here in this uncivilized section of the country, can hardly be dangerous. Lonesome Land
The charivari is to drive any of the spirits who might be away from their shelters back into them.  Travels in West Africa
The pen hesitates on the word, for there is a respectable difference, measurable only on the scale of the half century, between a mob and a charivari. Old Creole Days
Conversation at the supper table was out of the question, and as soon as it was over we went out among the boys who had come to charivari us. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian
He enjoyed these charivaris, but the dacoits were not so amused. Life's Handicap
And, after all, the charivari, as is apt to be the case when the plans are laid so carefully, proved a very tame affair. Lonesome Land
The students were abnormally quiet for the first half-hour, and then made up for their reticence by a regular charivari for the rest of the time. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
A set of wild fellows have met to charivari Old Satan, who has married his fourth wife to-night, a young gal of sixteen. Roughing It in the Bush
"He was delighted with my charivari, and then he said to me: "'Ah, how beautiful that is! but if it were given to a poor man he would be rich, would he not, madame?' Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon
I have even heard talk of getting up a 'charivari' under the windows on the wedding-night. The Idiot
There will be a charivari in my rooms tonight. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition
Whereby the thoughtless young men were again driven to think of nocturnal charivari? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09
A man was killed up at W—- the other day, and two others dangerously wounded, at a charivari. Roughing It in the Bush
Then if we could catch him in the act and drum him up with a good charivari, the bishop would be obliged to send him elsewhere. Sons of the Soil
He wrote the satirical couplets sung during the carnival, organized charivaris, and was himself a "little journal" of the gossip of the town. Ursula
There was a loud chatter between the practitioners and their recumbent patients, a vocal charivari which stopped abruptly as Sheridan opened the door. The Turmoil, a novel
From that hour the charivari ceased, and the old lady was left to enjoy the society of her young husband in quiet. Roughing It in the Bush
A few days after the charivari affair, Mrs. D—- stepped in to see me. Roughing It in the Bush
"I assure you, Mrs. M—-, that the charivari often deters old people from making disgraceful marriages, so that it is not wholly without its use." Roughing It in the Bush
"If that's the sort of charivari they like," said the post master, "they are quite right to keep it to themselves." Ursula
"What is a charivari?" said I. "Do, pray, enlighten me." Roughing It in the Bush
The charivari is a custom that the Canadians got from the French, in the Lower Province, and a queer custom it is. Roughing It in the Bush
Some of the charivari party had to fly, or they might have ended their days in the penitentiary. Roughing It in the Bush
But I can tell you that a charivari is not always a joke. Roughing It in the Bush
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