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Chiabreresʹco (Italian)

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Poetry formed on the Greek model; so called from Gabriel Chiabreʹra, surnamed the “Pindar of Italy” (1552–1637).

 

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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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Chesterfield
Chestnut
Chestnut Sunday
Cheval (French, à cheval)
Cheval de Bataille (His)
Chevalier dIndustrie
Chevalier du Brouillard (Le)
Chevaux de Frise (French)
Cheveril
Chevy Chase
Chiabreresco (Italian)
Chiar-oscuro [pronounce ke-ar-ros-ku-ro]
Chibiabos
Chibouque (A)
Chic
Chichivache
Chick-a-biddy (A)
Chicken (plural chickens)
Chicken of St. Nicholas (The)
Chicken-hearted
Chien

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Poetry on the Greek Model