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Webster 1913 Edition
Punchinello
Punˊchi-nel′lo
,Noun.
[It.
pulcinella
, probably originally a word of endearment, dim. of pulcina
, pulcino
, a chicken, from L. pullicenus
, pullus
. See Pullet
.] A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked.
Spectator.
Webster 1828 Edition
Punchinello
PUNCHINEL'LO
,Noun.