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Regiment de la Calotte
A society of witty and satirical men in the reign of Louis XIV.
When any public character made himself ridiculous, a calotte was sent
to him to “cover the bald or brainless part of his noddle.” (See
above.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Regiment de la Calotte from Infoplease:
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