Buffoon
111Antic — An tic, n. 1. A buffoon or merry andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play. [1913 Webster] 2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. [1913 Webster] Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser. [1913… …
112Antic — An tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
113Anticked — Antic An tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
114Antickt — Antic An tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
115Aria buffa — Buffa Buf fa, n. fem. (Mus.) [It. See {Buffoon}.] The comic actress in an opera. a. Comic, farcical. [1913 Webster] {Aria buffa}, a droll or comic air. {Opera buffa}, a comic opera. See {Opera bouffe}. [1913 Webster] …
116audience — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …
117Bouffe — Bouffe, n. [F., buffoon.] Comic opera. See {Opera Bouffe}. [1913 Webster] || …
118Buffa — Buf fa, n. fem. (Mus.) [It. See {Buffoon}.] The comic actress in an opera. a. Comic, farcical. [1913 Webster] {Aria buffa}, a droll or comic air. {Opera buffa}, a comic opera. See {Opera bouffe}. [1913 Webster] …
119Buffet — Buf fet (b[u^]f f[e^]t), n. [OE. buffet, boffet, OF. buffet a slap in the face, a pair of bellows, fr. buffe blow, cf. F. bouffer to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. puff. For the meaning slap, blow, cf. F. soufflet a slap, souffler to blow. See… …
120buffo — buf fo, n. masc. [It. See {Buffoon}.] (Mus.) The comic actor in an opera. [1913 Webster] …