jollification

[Eng. jolly; suff. -fication.) A merrymaking; a scene of mirth and jollity; a carouse. jol-11-ly, adv. [ Eng.jolly; -ly.] *1. Prettily, finely, neatly. "The wholesom'st herbs they here withal inclosed, And so their heads full jollily they dight." H. Peacham , in Ellis , vol. ii. 2. In a jolly, merry, or sportive manner; with jollity; merrily. "The goodly empre , jollily inclined, Is to the welcome bearer wond'rous kind." Dryden: Persius, vi. IMG:content-0146.png:[blocks in formation] *jol-11-ment, s. [Eng. jolly ; -ment.] Mirth, minor prophets, but perhaps the first in date. The jollity, merriment, gayety. "Whereas a ladie gent Sate with a knight in joyous jolliment." Spenser: F. Q., VI. ii. 16.