sotie

[soh-tee]

so·tie

[soh-tee]
noun
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Also, sot·tie.


Origin:
1785–95; < French, Middle French: literally, foolishness, equivalent to sot fool + -ie -y3
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Sotie is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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