clown /ˈklaʊn/
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Clown n.
1. A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.
2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
The clown, the child of nature, without guile. --Cowper.
3. The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.
The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o'the sere. --Shak.
Clown, v. i. To act as a clown; -- with it. [Obs.]
Beshrew me, he clowns it properly indeed. --B. Jonson.
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clown
n 1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: buffoon]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: buffoon,
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v : act as or like a clown [syn: clown around, antic]