Английский Этимологический словарь - clown
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~1 n 1 someone who entertains people in a circus (1) by dressing in funny clothes, and doing things to make people laugh 2 someone who often makes jokes or behaves in a funny way (Frankie was a bit of a clown - always up to mischief and practical jokes. | class clown (=someone in a school class who behaves in a funny or silly way)) 3 a stupid or annoying person (I can't understand what she sees in that clown.) 4 make a clown of yourself informal to do something stupid or embarrassing ~2 v also clown around/about to behave in a silly or funny way (Stop clowning around, you lot, and get back to your seats!) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(clowns, clowning, clowned) 1. A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh. N-COUNT 2. If you clown, you do silly things in order to make people laugh. Bruno clowned and won affection everywhere. = mess around VERB: V • Clown around and clown about mean the same as clown. Bev made her laugh, the way she was always clowning around. PHRASAL VERB: V P • clowning She senses that behind the clowning there is a terrible sense of anguish. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you say that someone is a clown, you mean that they say funny things or do silly things to amuse people. He was laughing, the clown of the twosome. = joker N-COUNT 4. If you describe someone as a clown, you disapprove of them and have no respect for them. (INFORMAL) I still think I could do a better job than those clowns in Washington. = idiot, fool N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Frisian klonne clumsy fellow, Old English clyne lump of metal Date: 1563 1. farmer, countryman 2. a rude ill-bred person ; boor 3. a. a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (as a play); specifically a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus b. a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon c. joker 1b II. intransitive verb Date: 1599 to act as or like a ~ always ~ing around ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a comic entertainer, esp. in a pantomime or circus, usu. with traditional costume and make-up. 2 a silly, foolish, or playful person. 3 archaic a rustic. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by about, around) behave like a clown; act foolishly or playfully. 2 tr. perform (a part, an action, etc.) like a clown. Derivatives clownery n. clownish adj. clownishly adv. clownishness n. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. of LG orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. клоун 2. шут 3. неотесанный парень; деревенщина 4. грубиян, хам 5. дурачиться, строить из себя шута ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) клоун 2) шут 3) неотесанный парень 2. v. дурачиться, изображать из себя клоуна ...Англо-русский словарь
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