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HARLEQUIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("harlequin" is a kind of...):
buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
His face was harlequined with patches
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "harlequin" is one way to...):
cloud; dapple; mottle (colour with streaks or blotches of different shades)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something