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merry company

merry company noun: a painting, usually from the 17th century, showing a small group of people enjoying themselves, usually seated with drinks and music.

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

Forms of merry company

pluralmerry companies

Questions about merry company

What does merry company mean?
Merry company means a painting, usually from the 17th century, showing a small group of people enjoying themselves, usually seated with drinks and music.
What part of speech is merry company?
Merry company is a noun.
What is the plural of merry company?
The plural of merry company is merry companies.

Words near merry company in the dictionary

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

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