I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Are you allowing yourselves to be fooled by this mountebank, this harlequin ?
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Her harlequin sweaters and Fair Isle striped knit shirts were a nice diversion from the usual cable knits and ribbed turtlenecks.
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Seated from left to right are a woman, a central harlequin and a man wearing a Cronstadt hat.
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The harlequin is enamoured of a young dancer who has been forced to marry the proprietor of the troupe.
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The harlequin on the easel looked as depressed as ever, and who could blame him?
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These shrimps are therefore an excellent choice for the aquarium while harlequins are not really worth considering.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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There was an easel with a half-finished painting of a man in harlequin drag playing the pipes of Pan.