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Harlequin

Harlequin (harlequin)
n.(här"l*k***ibreve]n or -kw***ibreve]n)
Har"le*quin
[F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino
  1. 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 (Zoöl.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots. -- Harlequin beetle (Zoöl.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antennæ. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. -- Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zoöl.) See Calicoback. -- Harlequin caterpillar. (Zoöl.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euchætes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. -- Harlequin duck (Zoöl.), a North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. -- Harlequin moth. (Zoöl.) See Magpie Moth. -- Harlequin opal. See Opal. -- Harlequin snake (Zoöl.), a small, poisonous snake (Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern United States.


Harlequin

Harlequin (harlequin)
v. i.(här"l*k***ibreve]n or -kw***ibreve]n)
Har"le*quin
  1. To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

Harlequin

Harlequin (harlequin)
v. t.
Har"le*quin
  1. To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick.

    And kitten, if the humor hit
    Has harlequined away the fit.
    M. Green.














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