What does merrymake mean?
Merrymake means (archaic, literary) To make merry, have fun, celebrate..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(archaic, literary) To make merry, have fun, celebrate..
Drawing near, / Loud from the chambers of the bridge below, / Sounds of carousal came and song, / And unveiled women bade the advancing youth / Come merry-make with them.
when he saw her toy, and gibe, and geare, / And passe the bonds of modest merimake, / Her dalliance he despisd, and follies did forsake.
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Merrymake means (archaic, literary) To make merry, have fun, celebrate..
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Drawing near, / Loud from the chambers of the bridge below, / Sounds of carousal came and song, / And unveiled women bade the advancing youth / Come merry-make with them.
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