Mummeries

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

  Mummery \Mum"mer*y\, n.; pl. {Mummeries}. [F. momerie, of Dutch
     or German origin. See {Mumm}.]
     1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
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              The mummery of foreign strollers.     --Fenton.


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     2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or
        ceremonies. --Bacon.
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