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Definition of Picaro
1. a vagabond [n -ROS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Picaro
Literary usage of Picaro
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dramatic Works of John Wilson by John Wilson (1874)
"execution stays for ye! Qua. What was that ?—picaro ! Pk. I'm but buttoning my
coat, and will be with ye instantly. [PiCARO appears above. Boys. ..."
2. The Dramatic Works of John Wilson by John Wilson (1874)
"What was that 1—picaro ! Pic. I'm but buttoning my coat, and will be with ye
instantly. ... picaro ! Qua. Is this your Principi Polacco ? Poveraccia ! ..."
3. Who Wrote It?: An Index to the Authorship of the More Noted Works in Ancient by William Adolphus Wheeler (1881)
"Л fragmentary poem on the same subject, the true picaro: — he is proud, «'v^n,
of the base distinction the name implies. ..."
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