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Histrion
Histrion His"tri*on, n. [L. histrio: cf. F. histrion.] A player. [R.] --Pope.
Histrionic
Histrionic His`tri*on"ic, Histrionical His`tri*on"ic*al, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histronique. See Histrion.] Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv. Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De Quincey.
Histrionical
Histrionic His`tri*on"ic, Histrionical His`tri*on"ic*al, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histronique. See Histrion.] Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv. Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De Quincey.
Histrionically
Histrionic His`tri*on"ic, Histrionical His`tri*on"ic*al, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histronique. See Histrion.] Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv. Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De Quincey.
Histrionicism
Histrionicism His`tri*on"i*cism, n. The histronic art; stageplaying. --W. Black.
Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin Har"le*quin, 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.), a small, poisonous snake (Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern United States.
Histrionism
Histrionism His"tri*o*nism, n. Theatrical representation; acting; affectation. --Sir T. Browne.
Histrionize
Histrionize His"tri*o*nize, v. t. To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically. --Urquhart.
Murgantia histrionica
Calicoback Cal"i*co*back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The calico bass. (b) An hemipterous insect (Murgantia histrionica) which injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called also calico bug and harlequin cabbage bug.

Meaning of HISTRI from wikipedia

- The Histri or Istri (Ancient Gr****: Ἴστροι) were an ancient people inhabiting the Istrian Peninsula, to which they gave the name Histria. Their territory...
- in that area. In addition, the Gr****s called the inhabitants of the area Histri (Ἴστροι); if this was their native name, it may have initially led the Gr****s...
- area corresponding to the modern-day region of Veneto. Carni Catali Catari Histri Liburnians Lopsi Secusses Venetulani Umbri - Centered in central Italy stretching...
- military campaigns, the Romans finally subdue the Illyrian tribe of the Histri. Luni in northern Italy is founded by the Romans with the name Luna at the...
- Nezakcij, Italian: Nesazio) was an ancient fortified town and hill fort of the Histri tribe. Its ruins are located in southern Istria, Croatia, between the villages...
- Kramberger based on the finds from Monkodonja. Monkodonja Unetice culture Histri Carni Liburnians Adriatic Veneti Iapydes Bronze Age Italy Ancient peoples...
- the pre-Roman era, the hills in the Piran area were inhabited by Illyrian Histri tribes who were farmers, hunters and fishermen. They were also pirates who...
- (Veneti, Histri) or the languages of Iapodes and Dalmatae, due to the scarcity of evidence. While the Liburnians differed significantly from the Histri and...
- ISBN 0-631-19807-5,page 183,"... We may begin with the Venetic peoples, Veneti, Carni, Histri and Liburni, whose language set them apart from the rest of the Illyrians...
- n.št. so se Histri močno upirali, vendar so bili premagani" (The Roman occupation of Istria in 178 BC was strongly resisted by the Histri, but they were...