Word
of the Day for Thursday 11th September 2014
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Scaramouch\SKAR-uh-mouch,
-moosh\
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noun
1. (Lowercase) a rascal or scamp.
2. A stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly
braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
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Quotes
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…it seemed that the scaramouch in question had
gained a wonderful ascendency over almost everybody in the Jeroboam.
-- Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851
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Origin
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Scaramouch entered English in
the 1600's from the Italian scaramuccia literally meaning
"skirmish." It is ultimately of Germanic origin.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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