Found 3 items, similar to harlequin.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: harlequin badut
English → English (WordNet) Definition: harlequin harlequin n : a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) harlequin v : variegate with spots or marks; “His face was harlequined with patches”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Harlequin Harlequin \Har"le*quin\ (h[aum]r"l[-e]*k[i^]n or -kw[i^]n), v. i. To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks. [1913 Webster] Harlequin \Har"le*quin\ (h[aum]r"l[-e]*k[i^]n or -kw[i^]n), n. [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.] 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. [1913 Webster] As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Harlequin bat (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus ), curiously variegated with white spots. Harlequin beetle (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zo["o]l.) See Calicoback. Harlequin caterpillar. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euch[ae]tes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. Harlequin duck (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. Harlequin moth. (Zo["o]l.) See Magpie Moth. Harlequin opal. See Opal. Harlequin snake (Zo["o]l.), See harlequin snake in the vocabulary. [1913 Webster] Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, v. t. To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick. [1913 Webster] And kitten, if the humor hit Has harlequined away the fit. --M. Green. [1913 Webster]