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41Droll — (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl. {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel …
42Droller — Droll Droll (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl. {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf …
43Drolleries — Drollery Droll er*y, n.; pl. {Drolleries}. [F. dr[^o]lerie. See {Droll}.] 1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll stories; comical gestures or manners. [1913 Webster] The rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer. Macaulay …
44Drollery — Droll er*y, n.; pl. {Drolleries}. [F. dr[^o]lerie. See {Droll}.] 1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll stories; comical gestures or manners. [1913 Webster] The rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer. Macaulay. [1913… …
45Drollest — Droll Droll (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl. {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf …
46Harlotry — Har lot*ry ( r[y^]), n. 1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Anything meretricious; as, harlotry …
47Japery — Jap er*y, n. [Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.] Jesting; buffoonery. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
48Maidmarian — Maid ma ri*an, n. [Maid + Marian, relating to Mary, or the Virgin Mary.] 1. The lady of the May games; one of the characters in a morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in woman s… …
49Mummeries — Mummery Mum mer*y, n.; pl. {Mummeries}. [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See {Mumm}.] 1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. [1913 Webster] The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. Farcical show; hypocritical… …
50Mummery — Mum mer*y, n.; pl. {Mummeries}. [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See {Mumm}.] 1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. [1913 Webster] The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and… …
