Droll

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.

II. Droll ·vi To Jest; to play the buffoon.

III. Droll ·noun Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.

IV. Droll ·superl Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.

V. Droll ·noun One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.

VI. Droll ·vt To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to Cajole.