pierrot

Noun edit

pierrot (plural pierrots)

1. Alternative form of Pierrot
   • 2009 June 3, Claudia La Rocco, “With Each Youthful Step, Discoveries and Transformations”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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. (historical) An 18th-century women's low-cut basque with sleeves.

Anagrams edit

• preriot, pretoir

Pronunciation edit

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• Hyphenation: pier‧rot

Noun edit

pierrot m (plural pierrots, diminutive pierrotje n)

1. A person dressed in a Pierrot costume

Noun edit

pierrot m (invariable)

1. a person dressed in a Pierrot costume

Anagrams edit

• piretro, pretori, riporte

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French pierrot.

Noun edit

pierrot m (uncountable)

1. a person dressed in a Pierrot costume

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