English-Thai Dictionary

mummer

N นัก แสดงละคร ใบ้  actor pantomimist nak-sa-dang-la-kon-bai

 

mummery

N การ แสดงละคร ใบ้  amusement performance kan-sa-dang-la-kon-bai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MUMMER

n.One who masks himself and makes diversion in disguise; originally, one who made sport by gestures without speaking. Jugglers and dancers, anticks, mummers.

 

MUMMERY

n. 1. Masking; sport; diversion; frolicking in masks; low contemptible amusement; buffoonery.
Your fathers
Disdained the mummery of foreign strollers.
2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade to delude vulgar minds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MUMMER

Mumm "er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. mommeur. See Mumm, and cf. Momier. ]

 

Defn: One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon. Jugglers and dancers, antics, mummers. Milton.

 

MUMMERY

Mum "mer *y, n.; pl. Mummeries. Etym: [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See Mumm. ]

 

1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton.

 

2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies. Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mummer

mum mer |ˈməmər ˈməmər | ▶noun an actor in a traditional masked mime, esp. of a type associated with Christmas and popular in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries. • a pantomimist. • archaic or derogatory an actor in the theater. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French momeur, from momer ‘act in a mime ’; perhaps of Germanic origin.

 

Mummerset

Mum ¦mer |set |ˈmʌməsɛt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an imitation rustic West Country accent used by actors. ORIGIN 1950s: probably from mummer, on the pattern of Somerset .

 

mummers' play

mummers' play (also mumming play ) ▶noun a traditional English folk play, of a type often associated with Christmas and popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The plot typically features Saint George and involves the miraculous resurrection of a character.

 

mummery

mum mer y |ˈməmərē ˈməməri | ▶noun ( pl. mummeries ) a performance by mummers. • ridiculous ceremonial, esp. of a religious nature: that's all it is, mere mummery. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Old French momerie, from momer (see mummer ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

mummer

mum ¦mer |ˈmʌmə | ▶noun an actor in a traditional masked mime or a mummers' play. • archaic or derogatory an actor in the theatre. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French momeur, from momer ‘act in a mime ’; perhaps of Germanic origin.

 

Mummerset

Mum ¦mer |set |ˈmʌməsɛt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an imitation rustic West Country accent used by actors. ORIGIN 1950s: probably from mummer, on the pattern of Somerset .

 

mummers' play

mummers' play (also mumming play ) ▶noun a traditional English folk play, of a type often associated with Christmas and popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The plot typically features Saint George and involves the miraculous resurrection of a character.

 

mummery

mum |mery |ˈmʌm (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. mummeries ) a performance by mummers. • [ mass noun ] ridiculous or extravagant ceremonial procedures. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Old French momerie, from momer (see mummer ).