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Bragmarʹdo

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When Gargantua took the bells of Notre Dame de Paris to hang about the neck of his horse, the citizens sent Bragmardo to him with a remonstrance. (Rabelais: Gargantua and Pantagʹruel.)

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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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Brace of Shakes
Brad amant or Bradamante
Bradshaw’s Guide
Bradwardine (Rose)
Brag
Braggadochio
Bragi
Bragi’s Apples
Bragi’s Story
Bragmardo
Brahma (Indian)
Brahmi
Brahmin
Bramble (Matthew)
Bran
Bran-new or Brand-new
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Brandenburg
Brandimart
Brandon