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mum|mer — «MUHM uhr», noun. 1. a person who wears a mask, fancy costume, or disguise for fun: »Six mummers acted in the play at Christmas. 2. an actor. 3. an actor in one of the rural plays traditionally performed in England and elsewhere at Christmas:… … Useful english dictionary
mum — am·i·dos·to·mum; amo·mum; an·cy·los·to·mum; an·the·mum; an·tho·sper·mum; aza·lea·mum; bat·ra·cho·sper·mum; bro·si·mum; bu·nos·to·mum; buph·thal·mum; car·dio·sper·mum; cas·ta·no·sper·mum; chry·san·the·mum; chry·san·the·mum·ic; cin·na·mo·mum;… … English syllables
mummer — mum·mer … English syllables
mummer — mum|mer [ mʌmər ] noun count an actor in a traditional type of play without words ╾ mum|ming noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mummery — mum•mer•y [[t]ˈmʌm ə ri[/t]] n. pl. mer•ies 1) a performance by mummers 2) any absurd, false, or ostentatious performance or ceremony … From formal English to slang
mummer — mum|mer [ˈmʌmə US ər] n an actor in a simple traditional play that does not have words >mumming n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
mummer — mum•mer [[t]ˈmʌm ər[/t]] n. 1) a person who wears a mask or fantastic costume while merrymaking or taking part in a pantomime, as at Christmas 2) sbz an actor, esp. a pantomimist • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
Mummeries — Mummery Mum mer*y, n.; pl. {Mummeries}. [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See {Mumm}.] 1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. [1913 Webster] The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. Farcical show; hypocritical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mummery — Mum mer*y, n.; pl. {Mummeries}. [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See {Mumm}.] 1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. [1913 Webster] The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
