Mumming
"Mumming" in a Sentence (2 examples)
The vassals or tenants collected in the hall for Christmas masking and mumming—the peasant gathering that May-day called out upon the green, drew together ranks whose distance, in our day, occasions forgetfulness on one side, and discontent on the other.
The court masque has its origin in medieval court mummings.
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