Har"le*quin*ade` (-d`), n. [F. arlequinade.] A play or part of a play
in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin.
Macaulay.
Har"lock (h‰r"lk), n. Probably a corruption either of charlock or
hardock. Drayton.
Har"lot (-lt), n. [OE. harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF. harlot, herlot,
arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It. arlotto; of uncertain origin.] 1.
A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth. [Obs.]
He was a gentle harlot and a kind.
Chaucer.
2. A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
3. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common
woman; a strumpet.
Har"lot, a. Wanton; lewd; low; base. Shak.
Har"lot, v. i. To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. Milton.
Har"lot*ize (-z), v. i. To harlot. [Obs.] Warner.
Har"lot*ry (-r), n. 1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. [Obs.]
Piers Plowman. Chaucer.
2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary
lewdness. Dryden.