kermis
/ˈkəːmɪs
/noun
1A summer fair held in towns and villages in the Netherlands.He specialized in elegant figures in parklike landscapes as well as kermis and other village festivals....
- The whole purpose of travelling to the Netherlands (and other countries) this weekend was to visit the Tilburgse Kermis, one of the largest travelling fairs outside of Germany.
1.1US A fair or carnival, especially one held to raise money for a charity.
Origin
Late 16th century: Dutch, originally denoting a mass on the anniversary of the dedication of a church, when a fair was held, from kerk 'church' + mis 'Mass'.
Rhymes
- overweeningness
- overweigh
- overweighing
- overweight
- overweightedness
- overweighty
- overwell
- overwet
- overwetness
- overwhelm
- head
- -head
- headache
- headache tree
- headache weed
- headachiness
- headaching
- headachy
- head affection
- headage
- head-and-shoulder
- head-and-shoulders
- head and shoulders above
- head-ax
- head-axe