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harlequin

har.le.quin \'ha:r-li-k(w)*n\ n [It arlecchino, fr. MF Helquin, a demon] 
   cap  1: a character in comedy and pantomime with a shaved head, masked 
   face, var iegated tights, and wooden sword 2: a variegated pattern