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Jettator

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One with an evil eye, who always brings ill-luck. The opposite of the Mascotte (q.v.), who with a “good eye” always brings good fortune.

The opera called La Mascotte. (1893, by Duree and Chivot.)

 

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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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Jessamy Bride
Jesse Tree
Jesse Window (A)
Jessica
Jesters
Jesuit
Jesus Paper
Jet
Jet dEau (French)
Jetsam or Jetson
Jettator
Jettatura
Jeu dEsprit (French)
Jeu de Mot
Jeunesse Dorée
Jew
Jew’s-eye
Jew’s-harp
Jew’s Myrtle
Jews
Jews Sabbath

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