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merry companies

merry companies is the plural of merry company.

Meaning of merry company

Noun

merry company (plural merry companies)

  1. A painting, usually from the 17th century, showing a small group of people enjoying themselves, usually seated with drinks and music.
    • The continued interest of the Utrecht School in such merry companies is found as late as 1644 in Bronchorst's Merry Party also in Brunswick.2012, Jay Richard Judson, Gerrit Van Honthorst: A Discussion of his Position in Dutch Art

Questions about merry companies

What is merry companies the plural of?
Merry companies is the plural of merry company.

Words near merry companies in the dictionary

  1. merry chase
  2. merry chases
  3. merry Christmas
  4. merry cocker
  5. merry cockers
  6. merry companies
  7. merry company
  8. merry dance
  9. merry dancers
  10. merry dances
  11. Merry Hill

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