The Celestial Empire was a name used to refer to China . A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used , sometimes clandestinely , to refer to another name , word , project or person . Scaramuccia ( literally `` little skirmisher '' ) , also known as Scaramouche or Scaramouch , is a stock clown character of the Italian commedia dell ` arte .
Scaramouche is the only name used to refer to the character.