MUMMERY

mummery. Mummery, n. a masking, farce, buffoonery, frolic

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Mum″mer‐y (?), n.; pl. Mummeries (#). [[F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See Mumm.]] 1. 1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton. 2. 2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies. Bacon.