a clown at service of a king or nobleman

George K. (United States of America)
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  1. bete noire
    a detested person or thing
  2. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  3. roguish
    lacking principles or scruples
  4. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  5. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  6. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  7. Augean stables
    (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them
  8. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  9. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  10. faze
    disturb the composure of
  11. contraption
    a small mechanical device or tool
  12. jester
    a clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman
Created on 一月 20, 2010 (updated 一月 21, 2010)

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