punchinello
111Punch — the puppet show star, 1709, shortening of Punchinello (1666), from It. (Neapolitan) Pollecinella, dim. of pollecena turkey pullet, probably in allusion to his big nose. The phrase pleased as punch apparently refers to his unfailing triumph over… …
112punch — punch1 verb 1》 strike with the fist. 2》 press (a button or key on a machine). ↘(punch in or out) N. Amer. (of an employee) clock in (or out). 3》 N. Amer. drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick. noun 1》 a blow with the fist. 2》 informal… …
113buffoon — n. Mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, merry andrew, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, jack pudding, pickle herring …
114jester — n. 1. Joker, wag, humorist. 2. Buffoon, harlequin, zany, droll, fool, clown, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, merry andrew, jack pudding, pickle herring …
115zany — n. Buffoon, clown, jester, droll, merry andrew, harlequin, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, fool, jack pudding, pickle herring …
116droll — I. n. 1. Jester (by profession), buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, jack pudding, merryandrew, pickle herring. 2. Farce, comic show. II. a. 1. Comic, comical, funny, ludicrous, farcical, laughable,… …
117punch — I. v. a. 1. Perforate, bore, pierce, puncture. 2. Push, poke, strike. II. n. 1. Borer, puncheon. 2. Push, poke, blow, thrust. 3. Horse (short and thick). 4. Buffoon ( …
118buffoon — noun 1) archaic the king s buffoon Syn: clown, jester, fool, comic, comedian, wag, wit, merry andrew, harlequin, Punchinello, Pierrot 2) they regarded him as a buffoon Syn …
119automaton — n robot, mechanical man; marionette, Punchinello, fantocinno, puppet, pawn …
120comedian — n 1. comic, humorist, wit, funnyman, jokesmith; buffoon, clown, jester, harlequin, fool, merry andrew, madcap; pantomime, mime, mimic, mummer, impersonator, vaudevillian, vaudevillist; Scaramouch, Columbine, Pantaloon, Punch, Punchinello; zany,… …
