Harlequin

noun

/ˈhɑːləkwɪn/

/ˈhɑːrləkwɪn/

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a humorous character in some traditional plays, who wears special brightly coloured clothes with a diamond pattern
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla’, a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden (another name for Odin, the supreme god and creator in Scandinavian mythology).

单词	Harlequin
释义	Harlequin noun /ˈhɑːləkwɪn/ /ˈhɑːrləkwɪn/ jump to other results a humorous character in some traditional plays, who wears special brightly coloured clothes with a diamond pattern Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete French, from earlier Herlequin (or Hellequin), the name of the leader of a legendary troop of demon horsemen; perhaps ultimately related to Old English Herla cyning ‘King Herla’, a mythical figure sometimes identified with Woden (another name for Odin, the supreme god and creator in Scandinavian mythology).
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