əˈroʊ; Origin:
1735–45; < French, diminutive of Pierre Peter
1735–45; < French, diminutive of Pierre Peter
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| —n | |
| 1. | a male character from French pantomime with a whitened face, white costume, and pointed hat |
| 2. | (usually not capital) a clown or masquerader so made up |
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pierrot
stock character of the Italian commedia dell'arte, a simpleminded and honest servant, usually a young and personable valet. One of the comic servants, or zanni, Pedrolino functioned in the commedia as an unsuccessful lover and a victim of the pranks of his fellow comedians. His costume consisted of a white jacket with a neck ruff and large buttons down the front, loose trousers, and a hat with a wide, floppy brim. Unlike most of the other stock characters, he played without a mask, his face whitened with powder.
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