单词 | harlequinade |
释义 | harlequinaden. a. A kind of pantomime; that part of a pantomime in which the harlequin and clown play the principal parts. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > pantomime > [noun] > part of harlequinade1780 opening1825 rally1853 transformation1859 1780 T. Davies Mem. Life David Garrick I. x. 129 He formed a kind of harlequinade, very different from that which is seen at the Opéra Comique in Paris, where harlequin and all the characters speak. 1823 Sismondi's Lit. Eur. (1846) I. xv. 439 A specimen of these old harlequinades. 1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 502 In 1717, the first harlequinade..was performed at the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields. 1867 Morning Star 27 Dec. The harlequinade subsequent to the transformation scene was cleverly supported by Mr. —— (harlequin), Mdlle. —— (columbine), Mr. —— (pantaloon), Miss —— (harlequina), and Mr. —— (clown). b. transferred. Buffoonery; fantastic procedure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > in conduct harlotryc1384 May game1571 scogginism1593 buffianism1596 delirium1599 fooling1602 scoggery1602 buffoonism1611 nonsense1612 scurrility1614 buffoonery1621 buffooninga1672 buffoon1780 pantomime1781 zanyism1823 harlequinade1828 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > low jesting or buffoonery harlotryc1384 scogginism1593 scoggery1602 harlequinade1828 1828 T. B. Macaulay Hallam's Constit. Hist. in Edinb. Rev. Sept. 151 No unity of plan, no decent propriety of character and costume, could be found in the wild and monstrous harlequinade [sc. the reign of Charles II]. a1849 E. A. Poe Longfellow in Wks. (1864) III. 334 Every trick of thought and every harlequinade of phrase. c. A piece of fantastic particoloured work. ΚΠ 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 72 An elaborate harlequinade of stripes and diamonds on a raw blue or red ground, called illumination. Derivatives harlequiˈnadish adj. of the nature of a harlequinade.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 417 All is jarring, discordant, tawdry and harlequinadish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). harlequinadev. intransitive. To play the harlequin; to act fantastically. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > pantomime > act in pantomime [verb (intransitive)] > play role or character to play (the) hobby-horse1557 hobby-horse1636 harlequinade1823 1823 New Monthly Mag. 7 515 The three pirates who..harlequinade it in the air on the banks. 1880 ‘V. Lee’ Stud. 18th Cent. Italy iii. 175 The stream of masks harlequinading along. Derivatives harlequiˈnading n. and adj. ΚΠ 1788 ‘A. Pasquin’ Children of Thespis iii. 13 Broad Humour the province of Wit is invading, And his efforts are weaken'd by—harlequinading. 1894 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 160 As fantastic as the harlequinading tits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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