a summer fair held in towns and villages in the Netherlands (在荷兰城镇和乡村举行的)露天集市 ■(US)a fair or carnival, especially one held to raise money for a charity (美)慈善义卖集市;慈善义卖游艺会
语源
late 16th cent.: Dutch, originally denoting a mass on the anniversary of the dedication of a church, when a fair was held, from kerk 'church' + mis 'Mass'