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harlequinade
[ hahr-luh-kwi-neyd, -ki- ]
harlequinade
/ ˌhɑːlɪkwɪˈneɪd /
noun
- sometimes capital theatre a play or part of a pantomime in which harlequin has a leading role
- buffoonery
Word History and Origins
Origin of harlequinade1
Example Sentences
Albinati is a scholar of the harlequinade of masculinity, its rites and subtleties.
In 17th Century England, some of the these characters were adapted into a type of early pantomime called a "harlequinade", most famously featuring the cheeky and acrobatic harlequin.
He screamed with joy after nailing the word and did the same after spelling "harlequinade."
I had made, in any case, as much noise as a harlequinade.
Briefly this is a Greek temple pediment, in which, doubtful of their power to carve figures beautiful enough, they cut a trefoiled hold for ornament, and bordered the edge with a harlequinade of mosaic.
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