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Scarʹamouch

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A braggart and fool, very valiant in words, but a poltroon. According to Dyche, the Italian posture-master, Tiberio Fiurelli, was surnamed Scaramouch Fiurelli. He came to England in 1673, and astonished John Bull with feats of agility.

“Stout Scaramoucha with rush-lance rode in,

And ran a tilt with centaure Arlequin.”


Dryden: The Silent Woman (Epilogue).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Scanderbeg’s Sword must have Scanderbeg’s Arm—i.e
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Scantling
Scapegoat
Scaphism
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Scaramouch
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Scarlet Woman
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