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Harlequin Definition

Har·lequin (härli kwin, -kin)

noun

  1. a traditional comic character in pantomime, who wears a mask and spangled, diamond-patterned tights of many colors and sometimes carries a wooden wand or sword
  2. a clown; buffoon

Etymology: Fr harlequin, arlequin < OFr hierlekin, hellequin, demon: Fr sense & form infl. by It arlecchino < same OFr source

adjective

  1. comic; ludicrous
  2. of many colors; colorful
Harlequin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • come: Unbeaten Harlequins come to town to take on the Newbury Blues.

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