varlet
n . 恶棍
恶棍
varlet n 1 :
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [
synonym : {
rogue },
{
knave }, {
rascal }, {
rapscallion }, {
scalawag }, {
scallywag },
{
varlet }]
2 :
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight '
s attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood [
synonym : {
page },
{
varlet }]
Varlet \
Var "
let \,
n . [
OF .
varlet ,
vaslet ,
vallet ,
servant ,
young man ,
young noble ,
dim .
of vassal .
See {
Vassal },
and cf .
{
Valet }.]
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1 .
A servant ,
especially to a knight ;
an attendant ;
a valet ;
a footman . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
Tusser .
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2 .
Hence ,
a low fellow ;
a scoundrel ;
a rascal ;
as ,
an impudent varlet .
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What a brazen -
faced varlet art thou ! --
Shak .
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3 .
In a pack of playing cards ,
the court card now called the {
knave },
or {
jack }. [
Obs .]
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