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# harlequin

noun (harlequins); adjective (harlequin)

«harlequin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A harlequin is a clown character in old plays and pantomime, in a patchwork suit of bright diamonds and a mask. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/#m1)
2. (adjective) Harlequin means patterned in bright diamond shapes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/#m2)

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

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «harlequin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«harlequin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/harlequin.html) on Mova free.