harlequinade noun & adjective. [,hɑ:lɪkwɪ'neɪd] L18.
[French arlequinade, from arlequin HARLEQUIN noun: see -ADE.]
A. noun.
1. A kind of pantomime; the part of a pantomime in which a harlequin plays the chief part. L18.
b. A piece of buffoonery. E19.

2. A piece of gaily-coloured variegated work. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a harlequinade; gaily-coloured, variegated. M20.
■ C. Beaton Bright futuristic scarves of checkered or harlequinade triangles or squares.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

harlequinade verb intrans. [,hɑ:lɪkwɪ'neɪd] L18.
[from the noun.]
Play the harlequin; act fantastically.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲