harlequin

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. brightly coloured, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes

2. Of a yellowish-green

noun

1. a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)

Definition categories: person, buffoon, clown, goof, goofball

Sentences with harlequin as a noun:

- harlequin colour:

verb

1. variegate with spots or marks

- His face was harlequined with patches

Definition categories: change, cloud, dapple, mottle