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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Columbine

(3 syl.). The sweetheart of Harlequin, and, like him, supposed to be invisible to mortal eyes. Columbina in Italian is a pet-name for a lady-love, and means a little dove, a young coquette.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Columbus
Colt's-tooth
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