HARLEQUINADE


Meaning of HARLEQUINADE in English

/hahr'leuh kwi nayd", -ki-/ , n.

1. a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.

2. buffoonery.

[ 1770-80; arlequinade. See HARLEQUIN, -ADE 1 ]

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