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merry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Definition of merry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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HIs face was round and his eyes were merry.
Am I alone who finds this example a bit astonishing?
Being merry is a current and maybe temporary state.
Being round faced is constant.
When he gets sullen, he will not become cheekpony.
If I'm not mistaken this figure of speech is called zeugma. But this is Oxford. Authority and the like.
Or maybe I can't understand something. Could you comment?