Jannies

janny n The merry party of "Jannies", or "Mummers" made the welkin ring with their weird shouts and cries and their "false faces" sent many frightened child in haste to its mother's knee. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G/M. Story 1/77 JH 1/77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37529
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Summary:janny n The merry party of "Jannies", or "Mummers" made the welkin ring with their weird shouts and cries and their "false faces" sent many frightened child in haste to its mother's knee. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G/M. Story 1/77 JH 1/77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I janney, jenny, johnny, FOOL, MUMMER n., go out in the jannies, janny-night, janny-talk, jannie Checked by Adrian Young on Mon 01 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 15 Jul 2015