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SCARAMOUCH

\skˈaɹɐmˌa͡ʊt͡ʃ], \skˈaɹɐmˌa‍ʊt‍ʃ], \s_k_ˈa_ɹ_ɐ_m_ˌaʊ_tʃ]\

Definitions of SCARAMOUCH

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

n. [Spanish, Italian] A buffoon or clown in motley dress; a personage in the old Italian comedy characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery;â€”hence, & person of like characteristics.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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