Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stock character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime, depicted as a boastful coward or buffoon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A buffoon in Italian comedy and farce, a cowardly braggadocio who is beaten by Harlequin. The character is often adopted in masquerades, with a dress usually of black, and grotesquely ornamented.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Alternative form of
Scaramouche .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Some are pretty easy there just aren't that many rock songs that actually have the word "Scaramouch" in the lyrics, but other will annoy over coffee.
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The ambassador was not dissatisfied with the impression he had made on one of the foreign correspondents of the "Chuck-Farthing," and the minister flattered himself that both the literary and the graphic representations of himself in "Scaramouch" might possibly for the future be mitigated.
Endymion Benjamin Disraeli 1842
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He wrote for 'Scaramouch' some little time, but they can stand it no more.
Endymion Benjamin Disraeli 1842
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They carried candles and wore masks: an eggshell face with antlers; a patchwork harlequin; a Casanova; a Scaramouch.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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They carried candles and wore masks: an eggshell face with antlers; a patchwork harlequin; a Casanova; a Scaramouch.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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They carried candles and wore masks: an eggshell face with antlers; a patchwork harlequin; a Casanova; a Scaramouch.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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They carried candles and wore masks: an eggshell face with antlers; a patchwork harlequin; a Casanova; a Scaramouch.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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They carried candles and wore masks: an eggshell face with antlers; a patchwork harlequin; a Casanova; a Scaramouch.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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You're killin me, Angus, you really are. said Scaramouch on May 19, 2008 11:47 AM.
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It's a little scary. said Scaramouch on February 27, 2008 2:28 PM.
YesButNoButYes: Haterade's Idol Anal-ysis (Round of 20 Men) - 2/26/08 2008
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