scaramouch
11scaramouch(e) — n. boastful coward in Commedia dell Arte; ne er do well …
12Scaramouch — n. archaic a boastful coward; a braggart. Etymology: It. Scaramuccia stock character in Italian farce f. scaramuccia = SKIRMISH, infl. by F form Scaramouche …
13scar|a|mouche — Scar|a|mouch «SKAR uh moosh», noun. a cowardly braggart in traditional Italian comedy. ╂[< French Scaramouche < Italian Scaramuccia (literally) skirmish. Compare etym. under skirmish. (Cf. ↑skirmish)] scar|a|mouch or scar|a|mouche «SKAR uh… …
14scar|a|mouch — «SKAR uh moosh», noun. a cowardly braggart in traditional Italian comedy. ╂[< French Scaramouche < Italian Scaramuccia (literally) skirmish. Compare etym. under skirmish. (Cf. ↑skirmish)] scar|a|mouch or scar|a|mouche «SKAR uh mowch, moosh» …
15Scar|a|mouch — «SKAR uh moosh», noun. a cowardly braggart in traditional Italian comedy. ╂[< French Scaramouche < Italian Scaramuccia (literally) skirmish. Compare etym. under skirmish. (Cf. ↑skirmish)] scar|a|mouch or scar|a|mouche «SKAR uh mowch, moosh» …
16Scaramouche — noun a stock character in commedia dell arte depicted as a boastful coward • Syn: ↑Scaramouch • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character * * * noun see scaramouch …
17skir|mish — «SKUR mihsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. a brief fight between small groups: »The scouts of our army had a skirmish with a small group of the enemy. The boys had a skirmish over who would wear the cowboy hat. 2. any slight conflict, argument, or contest …
18Skirmish — Skir mish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skirmished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirmishing}.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG. scirm, scerm …
19Skirmished — Skirmish Skir mish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skirmished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirmishing}.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG.… …
20Skirmishing — Skirmish Skir mish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skirmished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirmishing}.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG.… …
