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Droll
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Droll
A droll is a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England. With the closure of the theatres, actors were left without any way of plying their art. Borrowing scenes from well-known plays of the Elizabethan theatre, they added dancing and other entertainmen... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droll
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droll
jesting Found op http://www.graduateshotline.com/list.html
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droll
[adj] - comical in an odd or whimsical manner Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=droll
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Droll
Droll adjective [ Compar. Droller ; superl. Drollest .] [ French drôle ; confer G. & Dutch drollig , LG. drullig , Dutch drol a thick and short person, a droll... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/124
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Droll
Droll noun 1. One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew. Prior. 2. Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/124
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Droll
Droll intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Drolled ; present participle & verbal noun Drolling .] To jest; to play the buffoon. [ R.] Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/124
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Droll
Droll transitive verb 1. To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole. « Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may yet be laughed or drolled into them.» L'Estrange. 2. To mak... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/124
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droll
adjective comical in an odd or whimsical manner; `a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=droll
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Droll
• (superl.) Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange. • (n.) Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like. • (v. i.) To jest; to play the buffoon. • (v. t.) To make a jest of; to set in a comical light. &... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/droll/
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droll
short comic scene or farce adapted from an existing play or created by actors, performed in England during the period of the Civil Wars and the ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/75
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droll
1) Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/droll/1
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