Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Yorick
     
Yorick
a character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. He was once the king's jester (=someone whose job was to entertain the King and make him laugh) but is now dead. Hamlet finds his skull and says "Alas! poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio."
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary