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clown
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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clown rustic, ill-bred man; fool or buffoon, esp. on the stage. XVI. perh. of LG. orig.; cf. NFris.
klönne,
klünne clumsy fellow,
klünj clod, lump, and the like.
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CLOWNS GATHER TO TALK ABOUT FUNNY BUSINESS BUT LOCAL CONVENTION MAY BE THE LAST ONE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/24/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...South Shore Joeys. Clowns are still in demand...During her 11-year clown career, Smith said...portrayed an alcoholic clown, haven't improved...public's view of clowns, nor did Stephen...featured an evil clown named Pennywise...people are afraid of clowns," Smith said...
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Clowns can strike terror into some people's hearts.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/8/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...and professional clowns are sensitive to sufferers. Some clown watchers even note...malign the name of clowns everywhere. An anti-clown movement chugs along...inherent need that clowns meet." Though...that the word "clown" came from an Old...
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Clowns in class
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 12/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Malaysia's own Clown Camp trainer, who figured that Malaysian clowns would benefit from...regular visits from clowns. The Caring Clown is an entertainer...professionalism involved." At Clown Camp, over 175 clowns who acted as instructors...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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CLOWN LESSONS GET SENIORS GRADUATING TO LAUGHS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...She is a member of Electric City Clown Alley, Clowns of America International and the International...with a big smile on your face. As a clown, it's easy.'' The senior clowns are focusing on Christian Clown Arts, with a concentration on performance...
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[ CLASS CLOWNS... ]
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 4/23/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Medical Center's Clown School were officially clowns who could now wear...only professional clown in the bunch, or "alley" as groups of clowns like to call themselves...the white-face clown (the king of clowns whose skin must be...
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Clown Classes Open in Mexico City
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/9/2005; ; 681 words
; ...get-togethers for clowns and other performers are common. There are clown conferences, congresses...month, more than 300 clowns paraded to the capital...Festival of the Clown" in Mexico City. Organizers expect 300 clowns, magicians and other...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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These clowns krump it up
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 6/24/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...soon he's running a clown academy. A key moment comes when the clowns evoke a new kind of dancing; a clown named Larry is a key innovator...us alone," one of the clowns says, and there is a sense that joining a clown group may be a way to...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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CLOWNS BRING SMILES MONEY CAN'T BUY.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 7/20/2008; 700+ words
; ...my mother to become a clown with me, and now my...daughters have joined me as clowns also," said 41-year...Lisa, aka Lamkin the clown. "I was always shy...Yeah, the world loves a clown. Except for the Joker...course. The Carrousel of Clowns is looking for new members...
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CLOWN CENTRAL SOUTH SHORE JOEYS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT KEEPING BIG SHOES, RED NOSES IN FASHION
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/24/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...South Shore Joeys. Clowns are still in demand...During her 11-year clown career, Smith said...portrayed an alcoholic clown, haven't improved...public's view of clowns, nor did Stephen...featured an evil clown named Pennywise...people are afraid of clowns," Smith said...
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CARING CLOWNS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/23/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...big bright red noses clowns often wear. In the training...pulls it off. A caring clown would never ask for his...makeup, you become the clown," said Longo, a retired...put on that mask, the clown does the entertaining...information about RSVP or Clowns on Call program call...
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clown
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
clown The word comes from Low German, and originally...with the soil that he tilled. ‘Clown’ meant ‘clod, clot...hoyden or lusty bouncing girl’. A clown was someone with rude manners, undisciplined...
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Insane Clown Posse
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Milenko artistically, the Insane Clown Posse, known to fans as ICP...ago.” The Insane Clown Posse, whose records have also...they wore heavy black and white clown paint, which was also a nod...view gang kids in the city as clowns,” Violent J told...
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Clown
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...formative elements of the clown was the Old Vice of the...best-known players of clowns in Shakespeare's day...and Kempe . The modern clown dates from the early...Grimaldi , the source of the clown's name of Joey and...theatres and music-halls , clowns are today found mainly...
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Clowns
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
114. Clowns Bardolph “ coney-catching...Grimaldi, famous 19th-century clown. [Am. Hist.: Espy, 45] Jupe a clown in Sleary ’ s circus...foremost silent, sad-faced circus clown. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 83...
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Clown Face Nebula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Clown Face Nebula Alternative name for the Eskimo Nebula , NGC 2392, a planetary nebula in Gemini.
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