Clown \Clown\ (kloun), n. [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish
fellow, North Fries. kl["o]nne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log,
Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]
1. A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an
ill-bred 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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