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Mathurin
(St.). Patron saint of idiots and fools. A pun on his name. (See below.)
The malady of St. Mathurin.
Folly, stupidity. A French expression. Maturins, in French
argot, means dice, and “maturin plat,” a domino.
“Ces deux objets doivent leur nom a leur resemblance avec le costume
des Trinitaires (vulgairement appeles Maturins), qui, chez nous,
portaient une sontane de serge blanche sur laquelle, quand ils
sortaient, ils jetaient un manteau noir.” —Francisque Michel.
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