(noun.) a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man.
(noun.) a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes.
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双语例句
The fifth compartment represents the clown as having jumped over pantaloon's head, and coming down to the ground; and in each succeeding division his farther descent is shown, till, in No. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
In the third division he is shown still higher in the air; and in the fourth he is mounted above the shoulders of pantaloon, who retains the same posture as at first. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
It is thus that the figures of pantaloon and clown become visible, and their apparent relative movements are occasioned. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.