harlequins
Motley costumed entertainers
Harlequins is the plural of harlequin, a comic character from Italian theater who wears a mask and colorful diamond-patterned costume.
The pattern itself is called harlequin: harlequin tiles, a harlequin Great Dane.
The word extends to anything with bold, multicolored patches or a playfully theatrical quality.
Italian masked theatrical tradition
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- maskFace-worn concealment
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
motley · buffoon · checkered · trickster · acrobat · servant · patchwork · Pierrot
Entering water deliberately
- drakeMale waterfowl
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
coastal · male · breeding · Alaska · Iceland · torrent · striking · colorful
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Italian masked theatrical tradition
slapstick · motley · buffoon · checkered · trickster · acrobat · servant · patchwork · Pierrot · improvisation
diving
Entering water deliberately
patterned · coastal · male · breeding · Alaska · Iceland · torrent · striking · colorful · whitewater
Twickenham
England's rugby union venue
- PremiershipElite football division brand
- jerseyKnitted pullover garment
- clubOrganization with membership
scrum · flanker · English · prop · supporters · squad · fixture · academy · rivalry · lineout
coat
Outer garment or layer
breeding · coloration · patches · recessive · pigmentation · marking · canine · speckled · dappled · bicolor
harlequinstragedians
Actors in serious drama
Pierrot · tragic heroes · mourners · chorus
- harlequin patternRepeating colored diamond design