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clownship

clownship noun: the role or art of a clown.

Noun

clownship (uncountable)

  1. The role or art of a clown.
    • When the miracle plays became too comic for the taste of the bishops, a generation of lay showmen carried on the tradition of clownship. The combination of showman and dramatist did not outlive the Elizabethans; […]1926, The Twentieth Century, volume 99, page 450

Origin of clownship

From clown + -ship.

Questions about clownship

What does clownship mean?
Clownship means the role or art of a clown.
What part of speech is clownship?
Clownship is a noun.

Words near clownship in the dictionary

  1. clownophobia
  2. clowns
  3. clowns about
  4. clowns around
  5. clowns on
  6. clownship
  7. clownshoes
  8. clownshow
  9. clownshows
  10. clownsmanship
  11. clownstep

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