ALL meanings of barmecide
Bar·me·cide
B b - adjective barmecide lavish or plentiful in imagination only; illusory; sham 3
- noun barmecide a member of a noble Persian family of Baghdad who, according to a tale in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, gave a beggar a pretended feast with empty dishes. 1
- abbreviation BARMECIDE Barmecidal. 1