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Definition of Pierrot
1. Noun. A male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face.
Definition of Pierrot
1. Proper noun. A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of Pierrot) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pierrot
1. a clown [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pierrot
Literary usage of Pierrot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. One-act Plays by Modern Authors by Helen Louise Cohen (1921)
"pierrot. SCENE.—A glade in the Pare du Petit Trianon. ... pierrot. My journey's
end! This surely is the glade Which I was promised: I have well obeyed! ..."
2. Fifty Contemporary One-act Plays by Frank Shay, Pierre Loving (1920)
"pierrot. Once was I a page at Court, so trust in me: That's the first lesson ...
pierrot. I mean the very best Pardy! thou wouldst not hear about the rest. ..."
3. The Musical World (1855)
"The pantomime is called pierrot Quaker, and is in five tableaux. ... Thereupon
pierrot avows his real object to be love, throws himself at her feet, ..."
4. The Yellow Book (1897)
"pierrot .... at first they said you slept, And then they told me you would never
wake . ... pierrot, was it wise To love so madly since we loved in vain ? ..."
5. Love Songs by Sara Teasdale (1917)
"pierrot plays in the garden, He thinks he plays for me, But I am quite forgotten
Under the cherry tree. pierrot plays in the garden, And all the roses know ..."
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