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# harlequin

«harlequin» in Mova's school dictionary: **a clown character in old plays and pantomime, in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (harlequins); adjective (harlequin)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A harlequin is a clown character in old plays and pantomime, in a patchwork suit of bright diamonds and a mask. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/#m1)

2) (adjective) Harlequin means patterned in bright diamond shapes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

a comic trickster character in plays and tales, who often gets into trouble

### examples

- Harlequin danced in his patchwork suit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/#x1)
- The harlequin made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/#x2)
- She wore a harlequin hat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «harlequin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.