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The Zouaves (pronounce zwav) and Zephyrs of the French army are so called because of their fleetness and swiftness of foot.

 

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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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Cause (The)
Cause Celébre
Causes
Cautelous
Cauther (Al)
Caution Money
Caut ser
Cava
Cavalerie à Pied
Cavalier
Cavalier or Chevalier de St. George
Cavalier Servant
Cavaliers
Cavall
Cave-dwellers
Cave In
Cavê ne literas Bellerophontis adferras
Cave of Achadh Aldai
Cave of Adullam (The)