Pierrot

Common synonyms include: archetypal figure, character type, melancholy symbol, mime clown, poetic archetype, stock character.

/pɪəˈɹəʊ/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Alternative form of Pierrot. alt-of, alternative
"Then came the very young, in the “Ballabile des Enfants” from “Harlequinade,” a colorful, confectionary swirl of polichinelles, pierrots and scaramouches, set to Riccardo Drigo."
2
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Tarucus and Castalia, notable for white contrasting with brown or black on the underwings.
3
An 18th-century women's low-cut basque with sleeves. historical

Proper Noun

1
A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit; a popular choice for a masquerade costume.
"I'll win them by politeness, and... and... show them that I've nothing to do with that Aesop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have."

"Pierrot lost his first baby tooth today."

French Pierrot, diminutive of Pierre (“Peter”) via diminutive suffix -ot.