Harlequinade \Har"le*quin*ade`\ (-[=a]d`), n. [F. arleguinade.]
A play or part of a play in which the harlequin is
conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
harlequinade
n : acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning,
frivolity, prank]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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