to harlequin
- verb
- /ˈhɑr.lɪ.kɪn/
- Archaic
- The artist harlequined the wall with bold, irregular patches of color.
Examples
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She loves to harlequin her garden with colorful flowers.
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Large clouds harlequined the autumn sky with shifting patterns of light and shadow.
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After playing in the mud, the puppy's fur was harlequined with brown spots.
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The artist decided to harlequin the walls of the room.
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The artist harlequined the wall with vibrant patches of red, blue, and yellow.
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She plans to harlequin her living room using different shades of green and pastel hues.
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During the festival, the float was harlequined with brightly colored flowers and ribbons.
Synonyms
6
6.0
To mark a surface with small spots of color or light
3
3.9
To cover something with many small spots of a different color
2
7.2
To make small spots of a different color on something
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8.0
To make something have uneven spots or patches of color
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5.3
To mark something with irregular spots of a different color
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9.6
To decorate something with patches of different colors
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.9
A small wild plant with pink flowers tipped with yellow growing on rocks
A brightly colored snake with poison in its bite that lives in Central and South America
How Variegated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harlequin as a verb comes from that same comic figure and his patchy costume and means 'to cover with patches or spots of different colors', like making something look like patchwork. So to harlequin something is to decorate it in a bold, patchy way.