Cockaigne


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Cock·aigne

 (kŏ-kān′)
n.
An imaginary land of easy and luxurious living.

[Middle English cokaigne, from Old French, from (pais de) cokaigne, (land of) plenty, from Middle Low German kōkenje, diminutive of kōke, cake.]
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Cockaigne

(kɒˈkeɪn) or

Cockayne

n
(European Myth & Legend) medieval legend an imaginary land of luxury and idleness
[C14: from Old French cocaigne, from Middle Low German kōkenje small cake (of which the houses in the imaginary land are built); related to Spanish cucaña, Italian cuccagna]
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Cock•aigne

or Cock•ayne

(kɒˈkeɪn)

n.
a fabled land of luxury and idleness.
[1250–1300; Middle English cokaygn(e) < Middle French (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler's paradise]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Cockaigne - (Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
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Certainly the connections Elliott makes with Golden Age texts, including the many versions of Cockaigne, will appeal to those who read literature for its imaginative unrealism.
The concert opened with a pleasing performance of Elgar's Cockaigne overture, a portrait of Edwardian London.
Canned Fruits & whole preserves pp 52-63 rounding out the recipes include Canned cherries, Cockaigne, Baby tomatoes, Kumquat, Pear & coriander, Surprise strawberries, Party nectarines, Perfect pears, Figs in syrup, Papaya & pineapple preserves, whole orange, Brandie grapes, Peaches in brandy, Alcoholic mincemeat
One is reminded of Cockaigne, that mythical land where gold-the yellow oil-flows freely, or of El Dorado, that lost city of gold visited by Candide.
One is reminded of Cockaigne, that mythical land where gold -- the yellow oil -- flows freely, or of El Dorado, that lost city of gold visited by Candide.
One is reminded of Cockaigne, that mythical land where gold - the yellow oil - flows freely, or of El Dorado, that lost city of gold visited by Candide.
The next day, she bandaged her feet, sent half the contents of her pack home with her husband, and went on to hike 20 miles to their final destination, Cockaigne Ski Resort.
The final number was Elgar's Cockaigne overture played using parts that had been donated in memory of the late Brian Tann by his widow Kathleen, both former members of the Phil.
The exhibition started with a section on Cockaigne, a mythical land of plenty where medieval peasants were liberated from their harsh lives, and where all physical pleasures, especially those related to food and drink, were immediately at hand.
Hence the lack of meat, milk, cheese, vegetables, fruit on the table for much of the people of the sugarcane mill northeast region [...], contrary to the assumption that the old patriarchal mills were all idyllic pieces of some extraordinary Land of Cockaigne. Threats to culinary values of the Brazilian Northeast according to the Manifesto