Scaramouch
or Scar·a·mouche
a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
(lowercase) a rascal or scamp.
Origin of Scaramouch
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How to use Scaramouch in a sentence
He played Acres and Scaramouch to full houses, the receipts on the first night being 84l., and on the second 87l.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi | Joseph GrimaldiScaramouch, skar′a-mowch, n. a buffoon: a bragging, cowardly fellow.
There was also a very good harlequin, and as good a Scaramouch.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete | Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'OrleansThe third artist that I looked over was Fantasque, dressed like a Venetian Scaramouch.
Essays and Tales | Joseph AddisonThe great foreign chemist, Professor Scaramouch, has the credit of the discovery.
Loss and Gain | John Henry Newman
British Dictionary definitions for Scaramouch
Scaramouche
/ (ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuːtʃ) /
a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce
Origin of Scaramouch
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