harlequin
Word family nounharlequinadeharlequin
har·le·quin1 /ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn $ ˈhɑːr-/ noun [countableC] harlequin2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] harlequin• There was an easel with a half-finished painting of a man in harlequin drag playing the pipes of Pan. Origin harlequin (1500-1600) Italian arlecchino, from early French Helquin name of an evil spirit