3 entries under this word
a. [Fr. travesti, p. p. of travestir, to disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, from Lat. tra, trans, across, over, and vestire, to dress, clothe.] Having an unusual dress; disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous. Warton.
n. [See supra. Fr. travestissement.] A burlesque translation or imitation of a work; a parody.
The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey.
[imp. & p. p. TRAVESTIED; p. pr. & vb. n. TRAVESTYING.] [From the noun, supra.] To translate or parody so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.