Harlequinade

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  harlequinade
       n : acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {buffoonery}, {clowning},
            {frivolity}, {prank}]