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  • 101clown — 1 noun (C) 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 102Clown alley — For other uses, see Clown alley (disambiguation). The clown alley in a circus is a backstage area, usually very near the animal pens, where clowns change into their costumes and apply makeup. Generally, the clowns personal props, costumes, and… …

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  • 103clown — [[t]klaʊn[/t]] n. 1) a comic performer, esp. in a circus, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and pantomimes common situations in exaggerated fashion, often also juggling, tumbling, etc 2) a joker or buffoon; jester 3) a prankster or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 104clown —    Normally used of someone who is deliberately acting in a funny way, trying to amuse others, though it can also be applied to someone who has unwittingly done something stupid. ‘Bloody clown’ as used in The Country Girls, by Edna O’Brien, is a… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 105Clown alley (disambiguation) — A Clown alley is a backstage area at a circus in which clowns change into costume and apply makeup Clown Alley may also refer to: Clown Alley (band), a 1980s San Francisco Bay Area punk rock band. an individual chapter of Clowns of America… …

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  • 106Clown (Afroditi Frida song) — Clown Eurovision Song Contest 1988 entry Country Greece Artist(s) Afroditi Frida …

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  • 107clown — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino ESPECTÁCULOS Payaso, artista de circo: ■ me encantó ver a los clowns del espectáculo. TAMBIÉN clon IRREG. plural clowns * * * clown (pronunc. [clon]; pl. «clowns») m. Forma inglesa, utilizada en ocasiones, de …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 108clown dance — /ˈklaʊn dæns/ (say klown dans) noun a form of hip hop dancing in which dancers paint their faces and perform exaggerated clown like movements. –clown dancer, noun –clown dancing, noun …

  • 109CLOWN — n. m. Acteur qui, dans les cirques, fait des exercices d’équilibre et de souplesse tout en jouant un rôle bouffon. Il a la souplesse d’un clown. Farces de clown …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 110Clown wrasse — The name Clown wrasse may refer to either: Halichoeres maculipinna or Coris aygula, also known as the Clown coris Pictorial identification Coris aygula …

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