Harlequin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.
  2. a buffoon.
  3. any of various small snakes having bright diamond-pattern scales.
adjective
  1. fancifully varied in color, decoration, etc.:harlequin pants.
  2. resembling a harlequin's mask: harlequin glasses.
noun
  1. a stock comic character originating in the commedia dell'arte; the foppish lover of Columbine in the English harlequinade. He is usually represented in diamond-patterned multicoloured tights, wearing a black mask
  2. a clown or buffoon
adjective
  1. varied in colour or decoration
  2. (of certain animals) having a white coat with irregular patches of black or other dark colour
  3. comic; ludicrous
Harlequin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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