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.
CLOWN
Clown, v. i.
Defn: To act as a clown; — with it [Obs.]
Beclowns it properly indeed. B. Jonson.
CLOWNAGE
Clown"age, n.
Defn: Behavior or manners of a clown; clownery. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
CLOWNERY
Clown"er*y, n.
Defn: Clownishness. L'Estrange.
CLOWNISH
Clown"ish, a.