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Pierrot (pē′ər ō′; Fr pye rō′)

noun

a stock comic character in old French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing loose white pantaloons and a jacket with large buttons

Etymology: Fr, dim. of Pierre, Peter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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