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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1781 a play or pantomime in which Harlequin has a leading role

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the part of a pantomime featuring Harlequin. 2 a piece of buffoonery. Etymology: F arlequinade (as HARLEQUIN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Harlequinade Har"le*quin*ade`, n. [F. arleguinade.] A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. --Macaulay.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Masking, mummery, masquerade, buffoonery, foolery, tomfoolery.