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