Kirmess

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kirmess \Kir"mess\, n. [D. kermis; cf. G. kirmes; prop., church
     mass. See {Church}, and {Mass} a religious service.]
     In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor
     festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor
     entertainment and fair combined.
     [1913 Webster]