auguste

noun

au·​guste

ˈau̇gəst

plural -s

often capitalized

: a circus clown who appears in white makeup and follows a chiefly slapstick routine

Word History

Etymology

French, probably from German august, from the name August

First Known Use

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

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