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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Folly \Fol"ly\, n.; pl {Follies}. [OE. folie, foli, F. folie,
fr fol, fou, foolish, mad. See {Fool}.]
1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense levity,
weakness, or derangement of mind.
2. A foolish act an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure;
weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.
What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. --Shak.
3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a
woman, wantonness.
[Achan] wrought folly in Israel. --Josh. vii.
15.
When lovely woman stoops to folly. --Goldsmith.
4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise.
It is called this man's or that man's ``folly,'' and
name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for
long after years. --Trench.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
follies
n : a revue with elaborate costuming
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