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harlequined

harlequined is the simple past and past participle of harlequin.

Meaning of harlequin

Verb

harlequin (third-person singular simple present harlequins, present participle harlequining, simple past and past participle harlequined)

  1. (transitive) To remove or conjure away, as if by a harlequin's trick.
    • And kitten, if the humour hit / Has harlequin'd away the fit.1737, Matthew Green, The Spleen
  2. (intransitive) To make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

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Questions about harlequined

What is harlequined the simple past and past participle of?
Harlequined is the simple past and past participle of harlequin.

Words near harlequined in the dictionary

  1. harlequin snakes
  2. harlequin syndrome
  3. harlequin-type ichthyosis
  4. harlequinade
  5. harlequinades
  6. harlequined
  7. harlequinery
  8. harlequinesque
  9. harlequinic
  10. harlequining
  11. harlequinism

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