The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mummeries
Mummery \Mum"mer*y\, n.; pl. Mummeries. [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See Mumm.]
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Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
The mummery of foreign strollers.
--Fenton. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies.
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
mummeries
n. (plural of mummery English)