Look up: harlequin

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   harlequin
   [n] - a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell`arte) 2. [v] - variegate with spots or marks
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   Harlequin
   Character of the Italian commedia dell'arte. In his original form, Harlequin was an unscrupulous rascal from Bergamo who could easily be persuaded to play tricks on his superiors. His patched suit...
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   Harlequin
   Har'le·quin (här'le*kĭn or -kwĭn) noun [ French arlequin , formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino ), probably from Old French hierlekin , hellequin , goblin, elf, which is probably of German or Dutch origin; confer Dutch hel hell. Confer Hell , Kin .] A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, of ...
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   Harlequin
   Har'le·quin (här'le*kĭn or -kwĭn) intransitive verb To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
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   Harlequin
   Har'le·quin transitive verb To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick. « And kitten, if the humor hit Has harlequined away the fit.» M. Green.
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   harlequin
   verb variegate with spots or marks; `His face was harlequined with patches`
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   Harlequin
   `Harlequin` (`Arlecchino` in Italian, `Arlequin` in French) is the most popular of the `zanni` or comic servant characters from the Italian `Commedia dell'Arte`.
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   Harlequin
   • (n.) A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy. • (n. i.) To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks. • (v. t.) Toremove or conjure away, as by a harlequin`s trick.Harle...
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   Harlequin
   (from the article `Picasso, Pablo`) ...Picasso`s life had changed and so, in a sense, had the direction of his art. At the end of that year his beloved Eva died, and the painting he had ...
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    Harlequin
    one of the principal stock characters of the Italian commedia dell`arte; often a facile and witty gentleman`s valet and a capricious swain of the ... [6 related articles]
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    Harlequin
    Harlequin (här'lukwin, –kin) : see commedia dell'arte.
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