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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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