Whimsey

Definition of Whimsey

Whim´sey

n.	1.	A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. - Swift. Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth. - Bancroft.
	2.	(Mining) A whim.
v. t.	1.	To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. - J. Fletcher.

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