WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Clown
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, North Fries. kl clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log block, and E. clump, n.]
Definition : 1. A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor. Sir P. Sidney.

2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl. The clown, the child of nature, without guile. Cowper.

3. The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc. The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o'the sere. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Clown
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To act as a clown; -- with it [Obs.] Beclowns it properly indeed. B. Jonson.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913