MUMMING

Meaning of MUMMING in English

[m2]See main entry: ↑ mummer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

MUMMING — ˈməmiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English mommyyng, from gerund of mommen to mum — more at mum : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUMMING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mumm
Английский словарь Webster
MUMMING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Mumm
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MUMMING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of mumm.
Webster English vocab
MUMMING — mumming BrE AmE ˈmʌm ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MUMMING — (пренебрежительное) ритуальное представление, спектакль (неодобрительно) лицедейство, фиглярство (о торжественной церемонии и т. п.) участие в (рождественской) пантомиме - to go …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUMMING — Пантомима
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MUMMING — n 1. = mummery 1 2. 1> участие в (рождественской) пантомиме to go mumming - участвовать в (рождественской) пантомиме 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MUMMING — (n) лицедейство; пантомима; ритуальное представление; спектакль; участие в пантомиме; фиглярство
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MUMMING — n 1. = mummery 1 2. 1) участие в (рождественской) пантомиме to go ~ - участвовать в (рождественской) пантомиме 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MUMMING — n 1. = mummery 1 2. 1> участие в (рождественской) пантомиме to go mumming - участвовать в (рождественской) пантомиме 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MUMMING — (пренебрежительное) ритуальное представление, спектакль (неодобрительно) лицедейство, фиглярство (о торжественной церемонии и т. п.) участие в (рождественской) пантомиме - to go …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUMMING PLAY — or mummers' play Traditional dramatic entertainment. Mumming plays, which feature the death of a champion who is restored to life …
Английский словарь Британика
MUMMING PLAY — also called Mummers' Play, traditional dramatic entertainment, still performed in a few villages of England and Northern Ireland, in which …
Britannica English vocabulary
MUMMING PLAY — or mummers' play Traditional dramatic entertainment. Mumming plays, which feature the death of a champion who is restored to life …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
MASQUE — Short dramatic entertainment performed by masked actors. It originated in the folk ceremony known as mummery (see mumming play ) …
Английский словарь Британика
MUM — I. ˈməm adjective Etymology: probably imitative of a sound made with closed lips : having no speech : silent to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUISE — I. ˈgīz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gise, guise, from Old French guise, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALVAGE MAN — noun Etymology: salvage (I) archaic : one clad in foliage to represent a savage (as in medieval and Renaissance pageantry …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUM — mum 1 /mum/ , adj. 1. silent; not saying a word: to keep mum. interj. 2. say nothing! be silent! …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUMMERS' PLAY — (also mumming play ) ■ noun a traditional English folk play of a type often associated with Christmas and popular …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEWFOUNDLAND — Canadian province composed of the island of Newfoundland and a larger mainland sector, Labrador, to the northwest. It is Canada's …
Britannica English vocabulary
MORRIS DANCE — also spelled Moresgue, Morrice, Morisque, or Morrisk, ritual folk dance performed in rural England by groups of specially chosen and …
Britannica English vocabulary
MUMMER — mum ‧ mer /ˈmʌmə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] an actor in a simple traditional play that does not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUM — v.intr. (mummed, mumming) act in a traditional masked mime. [cf. MUM(2) and MLG mummen]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUM — v.intr. (mummed, mumming) act in a traditional masked mime. [ cf. MUM(2) and MLG mummen ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUM — 1. n. Brit. colloq. mother. Etymology: abbr. of MUMMY(1) 2. adj. colloq. silent (keep mum). Phrases and idioms: mum's the …
Oxford English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASQUE — n. Short dramatic entertainment performed by masked actors. It originated in the folk ceremony known as mummery (see mumming play …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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