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harlequin

/ˈhɑɹlɪkwɪn/ adjective C2
  1. Brightly colored, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes.
  2. Of a greenish-chartreuse color.
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He jumped from ticker to ’phone, from desk to door with the trained agility of a harlequin.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 18 · C1

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