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Define the word drollery

"Drollery" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Drollery \Droll"er*y\, n.; pl. Drolleries. [F. dr[^o]lerie.
   See Droll.]
   1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery;
      droll stories; comical gestures or manners.
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            The rich drollery of "She Stoops to Conquer." --
                                                  Macaulay.
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   2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as:
      (a) A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] --Shak.
      (b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.]
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                I bought an excellent drollery, which I
                afterward parted with to my brother George of
                Wotton.                           -- Evelyn.
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"drollery" wn "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]