The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clownery
Clownery \Clown"er*y\ (-[~e]r*[y^]), n.
Clownishness.
--L'Estrange.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
clownery
1580s, from clown (n.) + -ery.
Wiktionary
clownery
n. The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
Usage examples of "clownery".
Thousand places of entertainment to expense your evenings with lovely ladies saling gloves and other things perhaps hers heart beerchops perfect fashionable house very eccentric where lots cocottes beautiful dressed much about princesses like are dancing cancan and walking there parisian clowneries extra foolish for bachelors foreigns the same if talking a poor english how much smart they are on things love and sensations voluptuous.
On the pier several escapees from the clownery presented classical tableaux vivants for our edification.