kermis

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He liked the roaring dynamism of the El, and in Election Night, 1907, he combined it with a flushed, disorderly crowd in a sort of modern kermis.

From Time Magazine Archive

As soon as I finish making the mannikins for the knitting bags at the kermis.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro

Flushing does little to amuse its visitors after the sun has left the sea; and we were very glad of the excuse offered by the Middelburg kermis to return to our inland city each afternoon.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.

There had been a kermis at this farm; and kinsfolk had come to eat waffles, ham and custards with their family.

From The Wrack of the Storm by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

The lad takes his girl about everywhere; they go to the kermis, skate, and amuse themselves, and no one troubles or inquires about them.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.