harlequin
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.
Other meanings
A greenish-chartreuse color.
Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.
Related words
- harlequin annual lupine
- harlequin baby
- harlequin bug
- harlequin darter
- harlequinic
- harlequin ichthyosis
- harlequinism
- harlequinize
- harlequin lady beetle
- harlequin ladybird
- harlequin ladybug
- harlequin mantis shrimp
Word history
From Old French "Harlequin".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “harlequin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.