merrˈiness noun

merry-anˈdrew noun

1. A quack's assistant (historical)
2. A buffoon
3. A clown

merry dancers plural noun (Scot)

The aurora borealis

merry England noun

An idealistically jovial picture of life in England in the past, esp in Elizabethan times (as used orig, eg by Spenser, the phrase meant ‘fair, pleasant England’)

merrˈy-go-round noun

1. A revolving ring of wooden horses, etc for riding at a funfair
2. A roundabout
3. A whirl of activity, etc (figurative)
4. Any activity inclined to circularity (figurative)

merrˈy-make noun (archaic)

A merrymaking

intransitive verb

To make merry

merrˈymaker noun

merrˈymaking noun

1. A merry entertainment
2. Festivity, revelry

merrˈyman noun (obsolete)

1. A zany
2. A jester

merry men plural noun

1. An outlaw's companions
2. Followers, assistants (facetious)

merrˈy-night noun (dialect)

A village festival or dance

merrˈythought noun

A fowl's furcula or wishbone

make merry

1. To be festive
2. To indulge in lively enjoyment
3. To turn to ridicule (with with or over)

the merry monarch

Charles II