pyrotechny
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There is no pyrotechny in the writing — just compassion and shrewd insight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2014
Not until the 19th century did pyrotechny make big advances.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In those days, long before and after July 4 fireworkmen were billed like vaudeville teams about the country, the wonders of pyrotechny were displayed to smalltown folk in parks and pastures.
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The next specimen of pyrotechny will go up in the air, bust, and become an eagle.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 3: Stories and Romances by Ward, Artemus
I suppose you think by pyrotechny I mean the old-fashioned methods of set pieces, ghastly portraits in fire, big, spouting wheels, rockets, war scenes from contemporary history, seaside stuff, badly done—and flowery squibs.
From Visionaries by Huneker, James