Court jester

:For the 1956 movie, see The Court Jester.

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1956 - The Court Jester

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A jester or fool is a specific type of clown mostly associated with the Middle Ages. Jesters typically wore brightly colored clothing in a motley pattern. Their hats ,sometimes called the "cap' n 'bells", or "Schellenmütze" ( german ), were especially distinctive; made of cloth, they were floppy with three points (liliripes) each of which had a jingle bell at the end. The three points of the hat represent the asses' ears and tail worn by jesters in earlier times. Other things distinctive about the jester were his incessant laughter and his mock scepter, known as a bauble or marotte.

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Clown - Middle Ages - Motley - Bell - Scepter - Marotte

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