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 Definitions of scaramouch  [ˈskær əˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuʃ]  

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Definition of 'scaramouch' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Scaramouch
a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily vanquished.

Etymology:  (1655–65; < F Scaramouche < It Scaramuccia, proper use of scaramuccia skirmish (applied in jest))

Definition of 'scaramouch' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Scaramouch, Scaramouche
a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward


Definition of 'scaramouch' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) scaramouch
a personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon



'scaramouch' - Nearby Entries  

scarab  scarabaeus sacer  scaramouch  scaramouche  scarce  scarcely  scarceness  



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