Scaramouch

2 definitions found

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

  Scaramouch \Scar"a*mouch`\, n. [F. scaramouche, It. scaramuccio,
     scaramuccia, originally the name of a celebrated Italian
     comedian; cf. It. scaramuccia, scaramuccio, F. escarmouche,
     skirmish. Cf. {Skirmish}.]
     A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain)
     characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a


     person of like characteristics; a buffoon.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Scaramouch
       n : a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a
           boastful coward [syn: {Scaramouche}]