Scaramouch
noun
a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
Scaramouche
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a variation of
Scaramouch.
Example Sentences
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I left time for spontaneous diversions: One afternoon, we went to the village of Cereste to check out Scaramouche , the ice cream store that many locals had recommended ever since we arrived.
From Washington Post β Jun. 20, 2019
On Facebook, a reader said: “And sail to Tobago Cays on the Scaramouche, a wonderful old sailboat with local crew who fix an excellent Caribbean chicken and rice lunch and potent rum punches.”
From New York Times β Jan. 9, 2015
Ben Elton has offered a re-interpretation in the musical We Will Rock You, where Scaramouche and Galileo become singing rebels in a future society where rock music has been banned by baddies.
From BBC β Jun. 15, 2011
But then we got the chance to see him in Scaramouche Jones at Liverpool.
From BBC β Jan. 3, 2011
Scaramouche turned out to be not only a good coach but a confidant and a surrogate father.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
