Definition of Harlequinades

1. Noun. (plural of harlequinade) ¹

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Definition of Harlequinades

1. harlequinade [n] - See also: harlequinade

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harlequinades

harl
harle
harlech group
harled
harlequin
harlequin-snake
harlequin chromosome
harlequin duck
harlequin ducks
harlequin eye
harlequin ichthyosis
harlequin opal
harlequin reaction
harlequinade
harlequinades (current term)
harlequined
harlequinesque
harlequining
harlequins
harlings
harlotries
harlots
harls
harm
harm's way
harmal

Literary usage of Harlequinades

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. "Their Majesties' Servants.": Annals of the English Stage, from Thomas by Doran (John), Richard Henry Stoddard (1890)
"The avidity of the old public, however, to witness harlequinades, was even more ... Booth tolerated these harlequinades, and Garrick acted in like fashion; ..."

2. Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy by Vernon Lee (1887)
"... enchantments, harlequinades, satire, nursery tales, all mixed np together. The Venetians were puzzled, then amused, then delighted : they shouted that ..."

3. "Their Majesties' Servants.": Annals of the English Stage, from Betterton to by Doran (John) (1865)
"The avidity of the old public, however, to witness harlequinades, was even more ... Booth tolerated these harlequinades, and Garrick acted in like fashion; ..."

4. Eighteenth Century Studies: Essays by Francis Hitchman (1881)
"In these harlequinades, Eich was unrivalled, as, indeed, he deserved to be, sparing as he did no expense in their production, and having at his command the ..."

5. "Their Majesties' Servants".: Annals of the English Stage from Thomas by John Doran, Richard Henry Stoddard (1880)
"The avidity of the old public, however, to witness harlequinades, was even more ... Booth tolerated these harlequinades, and Garrick acted in like fashion; ..."

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