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Accidente! (4 syl.)

An Italian curse or oath: “Ce qui veut dire en bon francais, ‘Puisses-tu mourir dʹaccident, sans confession,ʹ damné.”—E. About: Tolla.

 

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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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Academy
Academy Figures
Acadia—i.e.
Acadine
Acanthus
Acceptance
Accessory
Accident
Accidental or Subjective Colours
Accidentals
Accidente!
Accidents
Accius Navius
Accolade
Accommodation
Accord
Accost
Account
Accurate
Accusative (The)
Ace