Pierrot

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Pier·rot

P0295300 (pē′ə-rō′, pyĕ-rō′)n. A character in French pantomime, dressed in a floppy white outfit.

[French, diminutive of the name Pierre, Peter, from Old French, from Latin Petrus.]

Pierrot

(ˈpɪərəʊ; French pjɛro) n1. (Theatre) a male character from French pantomime with a whitened face, white costume, and pointed hat2. (usually not capital) a clown or masquerader so made up

Pi•er•rot

(ˌpi əˈroʊ; Fr. pyɛˈroʊ)

n., pl. -rots (-ˈroʊz; Fr. -ˈroʊ) a male character in certain French pantomimes having a whitened face and wearing a loose white costume. [1735–45; < French, diminutive of Pierre Peter]

Thesaurus

Noun

Pierrot - a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face

Translations

Pierrot

(pē'ərō`) [Fr.,=little Peter], character in French pantomime. A buffoon, he wore a loose white tunic with big buttons, balloon sleeves, and white pantaloons. His face was painted white. A creation of Giuseppe Giaratone or Geratoni (fl. 1639–97), Pierrot was introduced to early 19th-century France by DeburauDeburau or Debureau, Jean Gaspard
, 1796–1846, French pantomime performer, whose original name was Jan Kaspar Dvorjak, b. Bohemia.
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Pierrot

a male character from French pantomime with a whitened face, white costume, and pointed hat