The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Drollery \Droll"er*y\, n.; pl. Drolleries. [F. dr[^o]lerie.
See Droll.]
1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery;
droll stories; comical gestures or manners.
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The rich drollery of "She Stoops to Conquer." --
Macaulay.
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2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as:
(a) A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.]
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I bought an excellent drollery, which I
afterward parted with to my brother George of
Wotton. -- Evelyn.
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