auguste

British  

/ aʊˈɡuːst, ˈaʊˌɡʊst /

noun

1. (often capital) a type of circus clown who usually wears battered ordinary clothes and is habitually maladroit or unlucky

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Etymology

Origin of auguste

C20: French, from German

Example Sentences

A private detective, Auguste Bell, arrives to solve the crime.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Inspector Ferret of the police shows up, Auguste says: “I wasn’t expecting him until at least Chapter Eighteen.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They also seemed unaware that French artist Auguste Rodin’s famed 1880 sculpture “The Thinker” had been sitting contemplatively along the street for decades — in a spot that no one appeared to realize was open to the public.

From Los Angeles Times

The march of science required a band, so a technocratic Catholic liberal, Auguste Comte, coined “sociology.”

From The Wall Street Journal

My mind wanders to Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker,” juggling imagination, judgment and problem solving.

From The Wall Street Journal