English-Thai Dictionary

harlequin

ADJ มีสีสัน และ รูปแบบ หลากหลาย  me-se-san-lae-rub-baeb-lak-lai

 

harlequin

N ตัวละคร ตลก ที่ สวม เสื้อ ลาย ข้าวหลามตัด  buffoon clown tua-la-kon-ta-lok-ti-suam-suea-lai-kao-lam-tad

 

harlequinade

N ละคร ตลก  บท ของ ตัวละคร ตลก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HARLEQUIN

n.A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, like a merry-andrew, to divert the populace. This character was first introduced into Italian comedy, but is now a standing character in English pantomime entertainments.

 

HARLEQUIN

v.i.To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HARLEQUIN

Har "le *quin, n. Etym: [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. ]

 

Defn: 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 Har "le *quin, n. i.

 

Defn: To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

 

HARLEQUIN

HARLEQUIN Har "le *quin, v. t.

 

Defn: Toremove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick. And kitten, if the humor hit Has harlequined away the fit. M. Green.

 

HARLEQUINADE

Har "le *quin *ade `, n. Etym: [F. arleguinade.]

 

Defn: A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. Macaulay.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

harlequin

har le quin |ˈhärlik (w )ən ˈhɑrləkwən | ▶noun 1 ( Harlequin ) a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume. • historical a stock comic character in Italian commedia dell ' arte . 2 (also harlequin duck ) a small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly gray-blue plumage with bold white markings. [Histrionicus histrionicus, family Anatidae. ] ▶adjective in varied colors; variegated. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin ), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla, ’ a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden.

 

harlequinade

har le quin ade |ˌhärlik (w )əˈnād ˌhɑrləkwəˈneɪd | ▶noun historical the section of a traditional pantomime in which Harlequin played a leading role. • dated a piece of buffoonery. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French arlequinade, from (h )arlequin (see harlequin ).

 

harlequin fish

har |le ¦quin fish ▶noun a small brightly coloured freshwater fish of SE Asia, popular in aquaria. ●Rasbora heteromorpha, family Cyprinidae.

 

Oxford Dictionary

harlequin

harlequin |ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn | ▶noun 1 ( Harlequin ) a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume. • historical a stock comic character in Italian commedia dell'arte. 2 (also harlequin duck ) a small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly grey-blue plumage with bold white markings. ●Histrionicus histrionicus, family Anatidae. ▶adjective in varied colours; variegated. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin ), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla ’, a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden.

 

harlequinade

harlequinade |ˌhɑːlɪkwɪˈneɪd | ▶noun 1 historical the section of a traditional pantomime in which Harlequin played a leading role. 2 dated a piece of foolish or ridiculous behaviour. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French arlequinade, from ( h )arlequin (see harlequin ).

 

harlequin fish

har |le ¦quin fish ▶noun a small brightly coloured freshwater fish of SE Asia, popular in aquaria. ●Rasbora heteromorpha, family Cyprinidae.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

harlequin

harlequin noun historical the gaily garbed harlequins of his court: jester, joker, merry andrew. ▶adjective a harlequin pattern: multicolored, many-colored, colorful, parti-colored, varicolored, many-hued, rainbow, variegated, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, polychromatic, checkered; archaic motley.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

harlequin

harlequin noun jester, joker, merry andrew, droll; rare zany. ▶adjective a harlequin pattern: varicoloured, variegated, colourful, particoloured, multicoloured, multicolour, many-coloured, many-hued, rainbow, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, polychromatic, chequered; informal (looking ) like an explosion in a paint factory; rare motley. ANTONYMS plain.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

harlequin

har le quin /hɑ́ː r ləkwɪn /名詞 C ｟書 ｠1 〖しばしばH -〗ハーレキン, アルレッキーノ 〘イタリアの即興喜劇や英国の無言劇の道化役 〙.2 道化師, ひょうきん者 .3 多彩なひし形模様 .4 〘鳥 〙シノリガモ (harlequin duck ).形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 多彩な ; ひし形模様の .2 こっけいな .