kirmess
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kir·mess
(kûr′mĭs)n.
Variant of kermis.
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kirmess
(ˈkɜːmɪs)n
a variant spelling of kermis
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ker•mis
or ker•mess
(ˈkɜr mɪs)n.
1. (in the Low Countries) a local annual outdoor fair or festival.
2. a similar entertainment usu. for charitable purposes.
[1570–80; < Dutch, earlier ker(c)misse (kerc church + misse mass2); orig. a fair at the dedication of a church]
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