Scaramouch

or Scar·a·mouche

[ skar-uh-mouch, -moosh ]

/ ˈskær əˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuʃ /

noun

a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.

(lowercase) a rascal or scamp.

Origin of Scaramouch

First recorded in 1662; from French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, proper noun use of scaramuccia “skirmish” (applied in jest); see origin at skirmish

Words nearby Scaramouch

scar, scarab, scarabaeid, scarabaeoid, scarabaeus, Scaramouch, Scarborough, Scarborough lily, scar carcinoma, scarce, scarce as hen's teeth

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Example sentences from the Web for Scaramouch

The great foreign chemist, Professor Scaramouch, has the credit of the discovery.
Loss and Gain|John Henry Newman
As Scaramouch is riding through the forest on his donkey, a thunderstorm suddenly comes on.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany|Georg Brandes
Scaramouch entreats the audience to change its mind, but to no purpose; thunder they will have.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany|Georg Brandes
Scaramouch, skar′a-mowch, n. a buffoon: a bragging, cowardly fellow.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

And that scaramouch of a schooner that the Frenchman gave us, in his charity?
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for Scaramouch

Scaramouch

Scaramouche

/ (ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuːtʃ) /

noun

a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce

Word Origin for Scaramouch

C17: via French from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia a skirmish

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单词	scaramouch
释义	Scaramouch or Scar·a·mouche [ skar-uh-mouch, -moosh ] / ˈskær əˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuʃ / noun a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened. (lowercase) a rascal or scamp. Origin of Scaramouch First recorded in 1662; from French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, proper noun use of scaramuccia “skirmish” (applied in jest); see origin at skirmish Words nearby Scaramouch scar, scarab, scarabaeid, scarabaeoid, scarabaeus, Scaramouch, Scarborough, Scarborough lily, scar carcinoma, scarce, scarce as hen's teeth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Scaramouch The great foreign chemist, Professor Scaramouch, has the credit of the discovery. Loss and Gain\|John Henry Newman As Scaramouch is riding through the forest on his donkey, a thunderstorm suddenly comes on. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany\|Georg Brandes Scaramouch entreats the audience to change its mind, but to no purpose; thunder they will have. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany\|Georg Brandes Scaramouch, skar′a-mowch, n. a buffoon: a bragging, cowardly fellow. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various And that scaramouch of a schooner that the Frenchman gave us, in his charity? Afloat And Ashore\|James Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for Scaramouch Scaramouch Scaramouche / (ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuːtʃ) / noun a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce Word Origin for Scaramouch C17: via French from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia a skirmish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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