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harlequin 音标拼音: [h'ɑrləkwən] n. 丑角 丑角 harlequin n 1: a clown or buffoon ( after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell' arte) v 1: variegate with spots or marks; " His face was harlequined with patches" Harlequin \ Har" le* quin\ ( h[ aum] r" l[- e]* k[ i^] n or - kw[ i^] n), v. i. To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks. [ 1913 Webster]
Harlequin \ Har" le* quin\ ( h[ aum] r" l[- e]* k[ i^] n or - kw[ i^] n), 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. [ 1913 Webster] As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters. -- Johnson. [ 1913 Webster] { Harlequin bat} ( Zool.), an Indian bat ({ Scotophilus ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots. { Harlequin beetle} ( Zool.), 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}. ( Zool.) See { Calicoback}. { Harlequin caterpillar}. ( Zool.), 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} ( Zool.), a North American duck ({ Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. { Harlequin moth}. ( Zool.) See { Magpie Moth}. { Harlequin opal}. See { Opal}. { Harlequin snake} ( Zool.), See { harlequin snake} in the vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster]
Harlequin \ Har" le* quin\, v. t. To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin' s trick. [ 1913 Webster] And kitten, if the humor hit Has harlequined away the fit. -- M. Green. [ 1913 Webster] 103 Moby Thesaurus words for " harlequin": Columbine, Dalmatian, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, antigorite, bicolor, bicolored, buffo, buffoon, butterfly, candy cane, chameleon, check, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, cheetah, chessboard, chrysotile, clown, colorful, colors in patches, colory, confetti, crazy, crazy quilt, crazy- work, daedal, dichromatic, divers- colored, firedog, fool, iris, jack- pudding, jaguar, jester, kaleidoscopic, leopard, mackerel, mackerel sky, many- colored, marble, marbled paper, marquetry, medley, merry- andrew, moire, mosaic, mother- of- pearl, motley, motley fool, multicolor, multicolored, multicolorous, nacre, ocelot, opal, ophite, parquet, parquetry, parti- color, parti- colored, patchwork, patchwork quilt, peacock, pickle- herring, plaid, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, prismal, rainbow, serpentine, serpentine marble, shot, shot silk, shot through, spectral, spectrum, tartan, tessellation, tesserae, thunder and lightning, tortoise shell, trichromatic, trichromic, tricolor, tricolored, two- tone, varicolored, variegated, variegated pattern, versicolor, versicolored, zany, zebra
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