kirmess

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kirmess - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kirmess \Kir"mess\, n. [D. kermis; cf. G. kirmes; prop., church
     mass. See Church, and Mass a religious service.]
     In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor
     festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor
     entertainment and fair combined.
     [1913 Webster]