Synonyms for pierrot
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pee-uh-roh; French pye-roh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpi əˈroʊ; French pyɛˈroʊ |
Top 10 synonyms for pierrot Other synonyms for the word pierrot
Définition of pierrot
Origin :- stock character in French pantomime, in English, "a buffoon," from French Pierrot, diminutive of Pierre; considered a typical name of a French peasant.
- As in clown : noun joking person
- The whole company, pressing after Pierrot, abandoned itself to laughter.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- "That is the delusion proper to Pierrot," said Pantaloon, contemptuously.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Violently he shook off the restraining hand of Pierrot who sat on his left.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- After a tedious hour of expectation, Pierrot made his appearance.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- That was the genius of poets like Dowson, and pierrot was the master of them all.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- Pierrot of the glass, with the hours dripping away in fine, gold rain.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- Pierrot only repeated what he had said, and laughed and giggled inanely.
- Extract from : « Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches » by Maurice Baring
- Or had she slipped in through the door during my banter with the pierrot?
- Extract from : « The Gray Nun » by Nataly Von Eschstruth
- It was immediately decided that they must get rid of Pierrot.
- Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 10 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
- Paul le Grand is to promenade among the company, dressed as Pierrot.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
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