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Definition of Mumming
1. mumm [v] - See also: mumm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mumming
Literary usage of Mumming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Treasury of English Literature by Grace Eleanor Hadow (1907)
"... possible that the mumming-play, the May game, and the Morris dance may all be
traced back to some primitive country festival, sacrificial or symbolic, ..."
2. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"Pure are the joys such pastimes breathe, And lasting be their reign. mumming.
Who lists, may in their mumming see Traces of ancient mystery. SCOTT. ..."
3. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1918)
"At first, as we might expect, the mumming was a dance without speech; one who
hid his face would not want to betray himself by his voice. ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1882)
"The mumming plays, as they have come down to us upon the waves of popular tradition,
are a very curious and valuable portion of folklore. ..."
5. Christmas with the Poets: A Collection of Songs, Carols, and Descriptive by Henry Vizetelly, Miles Birket Foster (1851)
"The custom of mumming, which appears to have prevailed during the ... has been
preserved is of a grand mumming performed by the citizens of London, in 1377, ..."
6. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1895)
"... mumming. admitted into a house, entertained the company with a dramatic
dialogue, partly extempore. ..."
7. The Oxford Treasury of English Literature by Grace Eleanor Hadow (1907)
"... possible that the mumming-play, the May game, and the Morris dance may all be
traced back to some primitive country festival, sacrificial or symbolic, ..."
8. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"Pure are the joys such pastimes breathe, And lasting be their reign. mumming.
Who lists, may in their mumming see Traces of ancient mystery. SCOTT. ..."
9. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1918)
"At first, as we might expect, the mumming was a dance without speech; one who
hid his face would not want to betray himself by his voice. ..."
10. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1882)
"The mumming plays, as they have come down to us upon the waves of popular tradition,
are a very curious and valuable portion of folklore. ..."
11. Christmas with the Poets: A Collection of Songs, Carols, and Descriptive by Henry Vizetelly, Miles Birket Foster (1851)
"The custom of mumming, which appears to have prevailed during the ... has been
preserved is of a grand mumming performed by the citizens of London, in 1377, ..."
12. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1895)
"... mumming. admitted into a house, entertained the company with a dramatic
dialogue, partly extempore. ..."
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