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English-Thai Dictionary

mummery

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

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

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

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 ).