DROLL
\dɹˈə͡ʊl], \dɹˈəʊl], \d_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l]\
Definitions of DROLL
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
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Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
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To jest; to play the buffoon.
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To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
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To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
By Oddity Software
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One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
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Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
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To jest; to play the buffoon.
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To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
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To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
By Noah Webster.
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Ridiculous; queer; amusing; as, a droll manner.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald