[n] a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) [v] variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"
antigorite, bicolor, bicolored, buffo, buffoon, butterfly, candy cane, chameleon, check, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, cheetah, chessboard, chrysotile, clown, colorful, colors in patches, colory, Columbine, confetti, crazy, crazy quilt, crazy-work,