barbacole — ⇒BARBACOLE, subst. masc. Rare, vx, péj. Maître d école vieux ou pédant. Synon. magister : • 1. On sourit de pitié en songeant à ces pédagogues (...) Ils disent, ces barbacoles, qu ils enseignent ainsi les éléments des sciences... A. FRANCE, Le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Basset (card game) — Basset Thomas Rowlandson, painted his version of a gaming den in The Hazard Room . On the walls is a bouquet of gambler’s delights: boxing, horse racing, the odds of the day, and the patron saint of card games, Edmond Hoyle … Wikipedia
Basset — Alternate uses, see List of dog breeds for several dog breeds known as Bassets, including the familiar Basset Hound. : See also Francis Basset (1715–1769) and Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset Basset (French Bassette , from… … Wikipedia
magister — [ maʒistɛr ] n. m. • 1452; mot lat. 1 ♦ Vx Maître d école de village. 2 ♦ Mod. et péj. Pédant. ⇒ cuistre. ⊗ HOM. Magistère. ● magister nom masculin (latin magister, maître) Littéraire. Pédant. ● magister (homonymes) nom masculin … Encyclopédie Universelle