whimsey

Whim"sey, v. t. Defn: To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. J. Fletcher. Whim"sey, Whimsy, n.; pl. Whimseys or Whimsies. Etym: [See Whim.] 1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." Ray. Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. Swift. Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth. Bancroft. 2. (Mining) Defn: A whim.

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