Definitions:

1. a clown or buffoon, usually dressed in diamond-checkered clothes, named after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte noun
   • The harlequin entertained the crowd with its antics.
2. variegate with spots or marks verb
   • The dog's face was harlequined with patches.

NearBy Words:

• harlequin-snake
• harlequinade