Whimsies

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

  Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or
     {Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.]
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     1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
        conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray.
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              Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
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              Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
              calm revelation of truth.             --Bancroft.
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     2. (Mining) A whim.
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