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{{def|Celery peddler|/ˈsɛləri ˈpɛdlə/|n| | {{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 | 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.