'Scaramouch' definitions:
Definition of 'Scaramouch'
(from WordNet)
noun
A stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward [syn: Scaramouch, Scaramouche]
Definition of 'Scaramouch'
From: GCIDE
- Scaramouch \Scar"a*mouch`\, n. [F. scaramouche, It. scaramuccio, scaramuccia, originally the name of a celebrated Italian comedian; cf. It. scaramuccia, scaramuccio, F. escarmouche, skirmish. Cf. Skirmish.] A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon. [1913 Webster]