merry dancers
1Merry dancers — Merry Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts… …
2merry dancers — (dialect) The aurora borealis • • • Main Entry: ↑dance merry dancers plural noun (Scot) The aurora borealis • • • Main Entry: ↑merry …
3merry-dancers — North Country (Newcastle) Words the glancings of the Aurora borealis (also) pyrrhy dancers …
4The merry dancers — Dancer Dan cer, n. One who dances or who practices dancing. [1913 Webster] {The merry dancers}, beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall alternately without any considerable change of length. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}.… …
5Merry — Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his… …
6Merry men — Merry Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts… …
7Merry Christmas with Love — Studio album by Clay Aiken Released November 16, 2004 …
8Merry Mount — Illustration to Nathaniel Hawthorne s short story The Maypole Lovers of Merry Mount For Thomas Morton s colony, see Mount Wollaston. Merry Mount is an opera in three acts by American composer Howard Hanson; its libretto, by Richard Stokes, is… …
9Merry andrew (clown) — A merry andrew is a clown or buffoon[1] or mountebank s assistant[2]. The OED also mentions that Merryandrew can also be used as a verb meaning to play like a clown. Usages of the term merry andrew as a clown or buffoon The following passage from …
10To make merry — Merry Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts… …
