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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward;
[syn: Scaramouch, Scaramouche]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scaramouch \Scar"a*mouch`\, n. [F. scaramouche, It. scaramuccio, scaramuccia, originally the name of a celebrated Italian comedian; cf. It. scaramuccia, scaramuccio, F. escarmouche, skirmish. Cf. Skirmish.] A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Scaramouch n 1: a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward [syn: Scaramouch, Scaramouche]