Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Brewers > B Brewer's: Buffoons Names synonymous with Buffoon: Bobêche. A clown in a small theatre in the Boulevart du Temple, Paris. (1815-1825.) Galimafré. A contemporary and rival of the former. Tabarin. (Of the seventeenth century.) Bruscambille. Grimaldi. (1779-1837.) (See Scaramouch.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BuffsBuffoon A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: demagogue Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language
Names synonymous with Buffoon: Bobêche. A clown in a small theatre in the Boulevart du Temple, Paris. (1815-1825.) Galimafré. A contemporary and rival of the former. Tabarin. (Of the seventeenth century.) Bruscambille. Grimaldi. (1779-1837.) (See Scaramouch.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BuffsBuffoon A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language