Meaning of DROLLERY
Pronunciation: | | 'drowluree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a quaint and amusing jest
- [n] a comic incident or series of incidents
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| Synonyms: | | clowning, comedy, funniness, waggery |
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| See Also: | | fun, jest, jocularity, joke, play, sport | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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.
The rich drollery of ``She Stoops to Conquer.'' --
Macaulay.
2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as:
(a) A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.]
I bought an excellent drollery, which I
afterward parted with to my brother George of
Wotton. -- Evelyn.
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