'Harlequinade' definitions:

Definition of 'harlequinade'

(from WordNet)
noun
Acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]

Definition of 'Harlequinade'

From: GCIDE
  • Harlequinade \Har"le*quin*ade`\ (-[=a]d`), n. [F. arleguinade.] A play or part of a play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]