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Definition: KIRMESS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Kirmess" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references)

Etymology:Kirmess \Kir"mess\, noun. [from Dutch expression kermis; compare to German kirmes; prop., church mass. See Church, and Mass religious service.]. (references)

Definition: KIRMESS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "KIRMESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references)

Etymology:Kirmess \Kir"mess\, noun. [from Dutch expression kermis; compare to German kirmes; prop., church mass. See Church, and Mass religious service.]. (references)