单词 | harlequin |
释义 | harlequin n. & adj. --n   1. (Harlequin) a a mute character in pantomime, usu. masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume. b hist. a stock comic character in Italian commedia dell' arte.   2. (in full harlequin duck) an Icelandic duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, with variegated plumage. --adj in varied colours; variegated. Etymology: F f. earlier Herlequin leader of a legendary troup of demon horsemen |
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