auguste

auguste august noun

(often capital) a type of circus clown who usually wears battered ordinary clothes and is habitually maladroit or unlucky

Word Origin for auguste C20: French, from German Examples from the Web for auguste Historical Examples of auguste

If he wasn’t after me then he was after him; both meant trouble for Auguste.

F. Hopkinson Smith

I was working for you, Auguste, in view of presenting you with a token of friendship.

Emile Zola

Quenu asserted that no assistant in all Paris was Auguste’ equal as a pig-sticker.

Emile Zola

From that time forward Auguste was anxious that the “convict” should be arrested.

Emile Zola

She was exasperated with Auguste and the women who had put her in such a ridiculous position.

Emile Zola