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    harlequin opal
    [ noun ]
    a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color
    <noun.substance>


    Harlequin \Har"le*quin\ (h[aum]r"l[-e]*k[i^]n or -kw[i^]n), n.
    [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It,
    arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf,
    which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell.
    Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
    A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
    tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
    an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
    Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.

    As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
    --Johnson.

    {Harlequin bat} (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
    ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.

    {Harlequin beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American
    beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
    antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
    black, and gray.

    {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Calicoback}.

    {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American
    bombycid moth ({Euch[ae]tes egle}) which is covered with
    black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.

    {Harlequin duck} (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck
    ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
    curiously streaked with white.

    {Harlequin moth}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.

    {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.

    {Harlequin snake} (Zo["o]l.), See {harlequin snake} in the
    vocabulary.

    Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
    stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
    A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
    quartz in hardness and specific gravity.

    Note: The {precious opal} presents a peculiar play of colors
    of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
    kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
    is called the {harlequin opal}. The {fire opal} has
    colors like the red and yellow of flame. {Common opal}
    has a milky appearance. {Menilite} is a brown impure
    variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
    Paris. Other varieties are {cacholong}, {girasol},
    {hyalite}, and {geyserite}.

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