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Bona-roʹba

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A courtesan (Italian); so called from the smartness of their robes or dresses.

We knew where the bona-robas were.”


Shakespeare: 2 Henry IV., iii. 2.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Bombastes Furioso
Bombastus
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Bon gré mal gré
Bon Mot (French)
Bon Ton (French)
Bon Vivant (French)
Bona Fide
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Bone (To)
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