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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: [[farmer]], countryman

*1: [[farmer]], countryman

*2: a rude ill-bred [[person]] : [[boor]]

*2: a rude ill-bred [[person]] : [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boor boor]

*3:a : a [[fool]], jester, or comedian in an [[entertainment]] (as a [[play]]); specifically : a [[grotesque]]ly dressed [[comedy]] performer in a circus  

*3:a : a [[fool]], jester, or comedian in an [[entertainment]] (as a [[play]]); specifically : a [[grotesque]]ly dressed [[comedy]] performer in a circus  

:b : a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon  

:b : a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon  

:c : joker  

:c : joker

 

==Description==

==Description==

'''Clowns''' are [[comic]] performers stereotypically characterized by the [[grotesque]] image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish [[costumes]], unusually large footwear, and red nose, which [[evolved]] to project their [[actions]] to large [[audiences]]. Other less [[grotesque]] styles have also [[developed]], including theatre, television, and film clowns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Berger Peter Berger] writes that "It seems [[plausible]] that [[folly]] and fools, like [[religion]] and [[magic]], meet some deeply rooted needs in [[human]] [[society]]".  For this reason, clowning is often considered an important part of [[training]] as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_theatre physical performance] [[discipline]], partly because tricky subject matter can be dealt with, but also because it requires a high level of [[risk]] and [[play]] in the performer.

'''Clowns''' are [[comic]] performers stereotypically characterized by the [[grotesque]] image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish [[costumes]], unusually large footwear, and red nose, which [[evolved]] to project their [[actions]] to large [[audiences]]. Other less [[grotesque]] styles have also [[developed]], including theatre, television, and film clowns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Berger Peter Berger] writes that "It seems [[plausible]] that [[folly]] and fools, like [[religion]] and [[magic]], meet some deeply rooted needs in [[human]] [[society]]".  For this reason, clowning is often considered an important part of [[training]] as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_theatre physical performance] [[discipline]], partly because tricky subject matter can be dealt with, but also because it requires a high level of [[risk]] and [[play]] in the performer.