Defn: A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and
comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both
of tragedy and comedy.
The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure." Macaulay.
TRAGI-COMIC; TRAGI-COMICAL
Trag`i-com"ic, Trag`i-com"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tragi-comique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes. — Trag`-com"ic*al*ly, adv. Julian felt toward him that tragi-comic sensation which makes us pity the object which excites it not the less that we are somewhat inclined to laugh amid our sympathy. Sir W. Scott.
TRAGI-COMI-PASTORAL
Trag`i-com`i-pas"tor*al, a.
Defn: Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry. [R.] Gay.
TRAGOPAN
Trag"o*pan, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous Ethiopian bird,
Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of the best-known species.
TRAGUS
Tra"gus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear. See
Illust. under Ear.
T RAIL
T" rail`.