Harlequin - Definition and Overview

Harlequin may refer to:

• A figure from the commedia dell'arte: see Arlecchino;
• The pattern common in the costume of the above figures. Includes the coat pattern of the Great Dane.
• The name of publishers Harlequin Enterprises Ltd, which is shortened to 'Harlequin' in general use. Harlequin Enterprises is owned by Torstar Corporation, a very large Canadian communications company.
• A romance novel published by Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.
• A congenital dermatological condition, or a sufferer of the condition: see Harlequin type ichthyosis.
• The harlequin duck, an Arctic species of sea-duck.
• The Harlequins, the Dartmouth College musical theater organization.
• The Harlequins rugby club, a member of the English rugby union Zurich Premiership league
• The Canadian rock band Harlequin.
• The Harlequins are a sub-group of the Eldar in the wargame Warhammer 40,000.
• Harley Quinn is a character from the Batman mythos.
• ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" is a short story by Harlan Ellison.
• Harlequin Valentine is a bloody and romantic graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.
• Harlequin Inc. was a software company.