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Pierrot

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Pier·rot  (p-r, py-r)
n.
A character in French pantomime, dressed in a floppy white outfit.
[French, diminutive of the name Pierre, Peter, from Old French, from Latin Petrus.]
Pierrot [ˈpɪərəʊ (French) pjɛro]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) 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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Noun1.PierrotPierrot - a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
Translations
pierrot [ˈpɪərəʊ] N → pierrot m
pierrot
n → Pierrot m


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Miss Scatcherd is hasty--you must take care not to offend her; Madame Pierrot is not a bad sort of person.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
With his face in a mask trimmed with long, thick lace, looking like a pierrot in his white wrap, the viscount thought himself very ridiculous.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
He gambolled in wildly and behind him twenty others perhaps, mostly Pierrots and Pierrettes holding each other by the hand and winding in and out between the chairs and tables: eyes shining in the holes of cardboard faces, breasts panting; but all preserving a mysterious silence.
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