Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: merriment – metre
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merriment, n. [see merry, adj.]
Lightheartedness; happiness; gaiety; pleasure.
merry (merrier), adj. [Du. merchte, mirth.] (webplay: gay).
- Happy; joyful; gay; playful; jovial; jolly.
- Light; lively.
mesh, n. [OE max.]
- Finely woven net; entanglement; web.
- Veil.
mesmeric, adj. [from mesmerism, named after F. A. Mesmer, an Austrian physician.]
Fascinating; enchanting.
message, n. [Fr. < L. mittere, to send.] (webplay: errand, notice).
- News; letter; notice; piece of news; item of news.
- Theme; life.
messenger (-s), n. [ME < Ofr.]
- Someone that bears a message.
- Errand runner.
metal, n. [OFr < L. metallum, mine, quarry, metal.]
Hard shiny natural substance; solid material that is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
metallic, adj. [see metal, n.]
- Shiny; steel-like.
- Lifeless; cold.
meteor, n. [Mod. L.] (webplay: air).
- Falling star; natural celestial phenomenon; appearance of a flash of fire in the sky.
- Flashiest creature; brightest and fastest.
metre (-s), n. [OE < L. metrum.]
Music-like sound; music; tunes; melody; murmuring sound.