Clowne

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of clown. alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4975).

Synonyms

All synonyms
buffoonclown aroundacrobataerialistairheadand laughingstock

Etymology

From Old Welsh *Colün (“water, river”), from Proto-Brythonic *Colaunā, of unknown meaning.

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