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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Mozaide

(2 syl.) or Monzaida. The “Moor,” settled in Calient, who befriended Vasco da Gama when he first landed on the Indian continent.

The Moor attends, Mozaide, whose zealous care,
To Gama's eyes revealed each treacherous suare.

Camoens:Lusiad bk.ix.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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