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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
drollery \droll"ery\, n.; pl. drolleries. f. dr^olerie.
   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 webster

   2. something which serves to raise mirth; as:
      a a puppet show; also, a puppet. obs. --shak.
      b a lively or comic picture. obs.
          1913 webster

                i bought an excellent drollery, which i
                afterward parted with to my brother george of
                wotton.                           -- evelyn.
          1913 webster
see also:
drolleries droll 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
drollery
     n 1: a comic incident or series of incidents syn: clowning, comedy,
           funniness
     2: a quaint and amusing jest syn: waggery
see also:
clowning comedy funniness waggery 

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