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   Varlet , n. [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See Vassal, and cf. Valet.]
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   A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman. [Obs.]
   Spenser. Tusser.
   
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   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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   In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack. [Obs.]
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