Mari Lwyd

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Y Fari Lwyd.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mari Lwyd

  1. A Welsh winter holiday custom involving wassailing with a horse's skull carried by an individual hidden under a sheet.
    1. (by extension, with "the") the name of the character itself.
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