harlequin

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. i. To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks. Source: opted

3. v. t. Toremove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick. Source: opted

4. n. a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) Source: wordnet

5. v. variegate with spots or marks Source: wordnet

6. 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. Percy Smith. As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters. Johnson. Harlequin bat (Zoöl.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots. -- Harlequin beetle (Zoöl.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antennæ. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. -- Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zoöl.) See Calicoback. -- Harlequin caterpillar. (Zoöl.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euchætes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. -- Harlequin duck (Zoöl.), a North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. -- Harlequin moth. (Zoöl.) See Magpie Moth. -- Harlequin opal. See Opal. -- Harlequin snake (Zoöl.), a small, poisonous snake (Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern United States. To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks. Toremove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick. And kitten,if the humor hit Has harlequined away the fit. M. Green. Source: webster

7. A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks,often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; amerry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy. PercySmith.As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters. Johnson.Harlequin bat (Zoöl.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiouslyvariegated with white spots.-- Harlequin beetle (Zoöl.), a very large South American beetle(Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antennæ. The elytraare curiously marked with red, black, and gray.-- Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zoöl.) See Calicoback.-- Harlequin caterpillar. (Zoöl.), the larva of an American bombycidmoth (Euchætes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, andorange tufts of hair.-- Harlequin duck (Zoöl.), a North American duck (Histrionicushistrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white.-- Harlequin moth. (Zoöl.) See Magpie Moth.-- Harlequin opal. See Opal.-- Harlequin snake (Zoöl.), a small, poisonous snake (Elapsfulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern UnitedStates. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) v. variegate with spots or marks Source: ecdict

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