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the movements or behaviour used to express the character of Pierrot.
Clowning or foolery, esp. by a Pantaloon in a pantomime or harlequinade; comic entertainment. Also figurative: a travesty, a farce.
Clowning, frivolity. See pantaloon, n. 1.