harlequin
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Synonyms: arlequin, harlekin, harlequins, alequin
Antonyms: arlequin, harlekin, harlequins, alequin
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Noun
- A [[pantomime]] [[fool]], typically dressed in [[colorful]] [[checkered]] clothes, used as a [[stock character]] in [[commedia dell'arte]] and other genres.
- A [[greenish]]-[[chartreuse]] color.
- {{lb|en|informal}} A [[harlequin duck]].
- {{lb|en|entomology}} Any of various [[riodinid]] butterflies of the genera ''[[w:Taxila|Taxila]]'' and ''[[species:Praetaxila|Praetaxila]]''.
Adjective
- [[brightly|Brightly]] colored, especially in a [[pattern]] like that of a harlequin clown's clothes.
- Of a greenish-chartreuse color.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] or [[conjure]] away, as if by a harlequin's [[trick]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make [[sport]] by playing [[ludicrous]] tricks.
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|theatre}} The [[best-known]] of the [[zanni]] or [[comic]] [[servant]] [[character]]s from the [[Italian]] [[commedia dell'arte]], associated with the city of [[Bergamo]].
- {{lb|en|eyewear}} A type of [[eyeglass]] frame design inspired by Venetian Harlequin masks, more commonly known as [[cat-eye]].
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