barmecidaladj.
/bɑːmɪˈsʌɪdəl/ Like the Barmecide's feast; imaginarily satisfying or sumptuous; unreal, illusory.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > deceptive fancy or illusion > [adjective]
phantom?c1450
fairy1549
illusory1599
scenical1610
illusive1679
amusive1727
barmecidal1844
illusionary1886
illusional1900
1844 T. Hood Turtles in Whimsicalities II. 260 Having thro' one delighted sense, at least, Enjoy'd a sort of Barmecidal feast.
1845 J. B. Mozley Blanco White in Ess. (1878) II. 115 To reason simply on the superficies is a Barmecidal proceeding.
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adj.1844- burst acrying
- burst at the seams
- burst away
- burst aweep
- burst bonds, barriers
- burst down
- burst fall apart at the seams
- burst fall etc at the seams
- burst forth on weeping
- burst from, through
- burst into an open flame
- burst into blossom
- burst into flame
- burst into flame(s
- burst into laughter
- burst into open flame
- burst into tears
- burst its banks
- burst on the wing
- burst on weeping
- burst one's boiler
- burst one's brain
- burst one's buttons
- burst one's heart
- burst one's sides