pierrot
Example Sentences
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D Albarn, however, has played a better game than the talcum-faced pierrot and now no massive public- and privately funded multimedia arts project is too small for him to accept.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2011
He was a pierrot in white satin, with a violet tulle ruffle round his neck and a black velvet mask.
From The Limit by Ada Leverson
How tiresome that pierrot was with his banjo, and the poor baby that wouldn't stop crying!
From Bosom Friends A Seaside Story by Angela Brazil
The wailing ceased, but Enrico remained seated, his hands still clutching his bushy hair, while his large brown eyes stared blankly from a face as white as a pierrot.
From Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter by Montague Glass
A female pierrot dances past me with Don Juan, and, with a laugh, throws a handful of confetti in my face.
From The Gray Nun by Lionel Strachey
