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Meaning of 'harlequin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
2 . Harlequin [ n. i.]
- To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
3 . Harlequin [ v. t.]
- Toremove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick.

Meaning of 'harlequin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . harlequin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- variegate with spots or marks
Example in sentence:
  • His face was harlequined with patches

Nearby Words:

har monically hara-kiri harangue harangued harangueful haranguer haranguing harass harassed harasser

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