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Definitions for: Harlequin
[n] a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
[v] variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"
Webster (1913) Definition: Har"le*quin, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. Hell, Kin.]
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 (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
Harlequin beetle (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American
beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and
antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
black, and gray.
Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zo["o]l.) See Calicoback.
Harlequin caterpillar. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American
bombycid moth (Euch[ae]tes egle) which is covered with
black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
Harlequin duck (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash,
curiously streaked with white.
Harlequin moth. (Zo["o]l.) See Magpie Moth.
Harlequin opal. See Opal.
Harlequin snake (Zo["o]l.), a small, poisonous snake
(Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the
Southern United States.
Har"le*quin, n. i.
To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
Har"le*quin, v. t.
Toremove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick.
And kitten,if the humor hit Has harlequined away the
fit. --M. Green.
See Also: buffoon, cloud, clown, dapple, merry andrew, mottle
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