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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Saffron Veil

The Greek and Latin brides wore a flammeum or yellow veil, which wholly enveloped them. (See Saophron.)

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