pierrot
/pee-uh-roh; French pye-roh/US // ˌpi əˈroʊ; French pyɛˈroʊ //UK // (ˈpɪərəʊ, French pjɛro) //
墩子,墩布,墩柱,墩布罗特
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural Pi·er·rots [pee-uh-rohz; French pye-roh]. /ˌpi əˈroʊz; French pyɛˈroʊ/.
- : a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- : an actor, masquerader, or buffoon so made up.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
But she hits the mark more than she misses, e.g., a debauched rock star is described as looking like “a Pierrot gone bad.”
It was a corso blanc, and everyone wore white—chiefly modifications of Pierrot costume—and everyone was masked.
Punch and Punchinello, or Pierre and Pierrot are the father and the son of the ancient holy-days or holidays.
Marie Beaugrand she spoke of, but Marie's fiancé, the last finder of the amethyst, she simply called Pierrot.
As it happened, however, there was no mention of Pierrot Desbarat's surname in Jessie's account.
The fact that Pierrot did not appear again was noticed by no single person.
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