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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Mummeries

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[F.

momerie

, of Dutch or German origin. See

Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.

The

mummery

of foreign strollers.

Fenton.

Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies.

Bacon.

Noun.

An entertainment or frolick in masks; a farcical entertainment in which masked persons play antic tricks.