SCARAMOUCH
Scaramouch, Scaramouche
(noun) a stock character in commedia dellāarte depicted as a boastful coward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Scaramouch
Alternative form of Scaramouche
Source: Wiktionary
Scar"a*mouch`, n. Etym: [F. scaramouche, It.scaramuccio, scaramuccia, originally the name of a celebrated Italian comedian; cf. It. scaramuccia, scaramuccio, F. escarmouche, skirmish. Cf. Skirmish.]
Definition: A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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