Clown : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Clown	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Clown
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clown n a rude or vulgar fool Synonym(s): clown, buffoon a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior Synonym(s): clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew v act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around, antic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clown \Clown\, v. i. To act as a clown; -- with it. [Obs.] Beshrew me, he clowns it properly indeed. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clown \Clown\ (kloun), n. [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, North Fries. kl[94]nne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.] 1. A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl. The clown, the child of nature, without guile. --Cowper. 3. The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc. The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o'the sere. --Shak.