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Webster 1913 Edition
Escapade
Esˊca-pade′
,Noun.
[F., fr. Sp.
escapada
escape, fr. escapar
to escape; or F., fr. It. scappata
escape, escapade, fr. scappare
to escape. see Escape
.] 1.
The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol.
2.
Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety or good sense; a freak; a prank.
Carlyle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Escapade
ESCAPA'DE
,Noun.