cavalcade
a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles:
the royal cavalcade proceeded through the city
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting a ride or raid on horseback): from French, from Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare 'to ride', based on Latin caballus 'horse'
SRC: OED
I like this word, always assumed it was a more festive event. I often use it in reference to a scene in a movie where they present a series of faces of characters, or the hall of mirror at a carnival. Could one use it in reference to a funeral procession?
Also, Merriam Webster gave it a Greek root.
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Re: cavalcade
Many want to put an L before the v: calvacade, just as they do to turn cavalry into calvary. No no no no NO!
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Re: cavalcade
It seems to me that this word was used frequently in the 1940s to describe, for instance, a "cavalcade of stars" appearing for war bond drives.
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Re: cavalcade
Jackie Gleason had an early TV variety program titled Cavalcade of Stars in the 1950 time frame. I barely remember it. There were no horses on it. Very little TV was available in the hinterlands in 1950.
Yes, Calvacade is much easier to say than Cavalcade.
Yes, Calvacade is much easier to say than Cavalcade.
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