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{{def|Celery peddler|/ˈsɛləri ˈpɛdlə/|n|}} (''Derogatory''). One who produces, designs, sells [[or otherwise]] propagates [[celery]]. Especially [[limp celery]]. Or {{f|flannel}}. A legal wordwright; one trained in the infinite particularity of form at the expense of substance.
{{def|Celery peddler|/ˈsɛləri ˈpɛdlə/|n. derog|
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}}One who produces, designs, sells [[or otherwise]] propagates [[celery]]. Especially [[limp celery]]. Or {{f|flannel}}. A [[rentsmith]]; a legal wordwright; one trained in the infinite particularity of form at the expense of substance.


After the character [[Don Inago Montega]], a [[celery peddler]] in [[Otto Büchstein]]’s opera ''[[La Vittoria della Forma sulla Sostanza|La Vittoria della Forma Sulla Sostanza]]''.
After the character [[Don Inago Montega]], a celery peddler in [[Otto Büchstein]]’s opera ''[[La Vittoria della Forma sulla Sostanza|La Vittoria della Forma Sulla Sostanza]]''.


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*[[Rentsmith]]
* [[Flannel]]
* [[Celery]]
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Celery peddler /ˈsɛləri ˈpɛdlə/ (n. derog.)
One who produces, designs, sells or otherwise propagates celery. Especially limp celery. Or flannel. A rentsmith; a legal wordwright; one trained in the infinite particularity of form at the expense of substance.

After the character Don Inago Montega, a celery peddler in Otto Büchstein’s opera La Vittoria della Forma Sulla Sostanza.

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