Obs. [f. CLOWN sb. + -AGE 2.]

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  1.  The action or behavior of a clown or rustic.

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1633.  B. Jonson, Tale of Tub, I. iv. Ingratitude beyond the coarseness yet of any clownage, Shewn to a lady. Ibid. (a. 1637), Underwoods, xxxii. Pride and stiff Clownage mixt.

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  2.  The function of a clown or jester.

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1586.  Marlowe, 1st Pt. Tamburl., Prol. Veins of rhyming mother-wits, And such conceits as clownage keeps in pay.

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