merry-andrew
11merry-andrew — merry an·drew …
12Merry andrew (clown) — A merry andrew is a clown or buffoon[1] or mountebank s assistant[2]. The OED also mentions that Merryandrew can also be used as a verb meaning to play like a clown. Usages of the term merry andrew as a clown or buffoon The following passage from …
13merry-andrew — noun ; clown; buffoon …
14merry andrew — mer·ry an·drew || merɪ‚ ændruË n. person who clowns around in public; person who amuses others by behaving in a ridiculous manner …
15merry andrew — noun archaic a clown or buffoon …
16merry-andrew — n. Buffoon, zany, harlequin, scaramouch, fool, mountebank, jester, droll, jack pudding, pickle herring …
17merry-andrew — n buffoon, clown, jester, fool, Ar haic. antic, zany, droll, jokester, Inf. stooge, wiseacre; comedian, funnyman, wit, wag, mime, mimic, panto mimist, mummer; goliard, gracioso, pantaloon; scaramouch, punchinello, pierrot, harlequin, punch;… …
18merry-andrew — /mɛri ˈændru/ (say meree androoh) noun Obsolete a clown; buffoon …
19merry andrew — noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior • Syn: ↑clown, ↑buffoon, ↑goof, ↑goofball • Derivationally related forms: ↑goofy (for: ↑goof), ↑goof …
20Andrew Boorde — or Borde (1490 ndash;April 1549) was an English traveller, physician and writer.Born at Boords Hill, Holms Dale, Sussex, he was educated at Oxford University, and was admitted a member of the Carthusian order while under age. In 1521 he was… …
