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Demi-rep

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A woman whose character has been blown upon. Contraction of demi-reputation.

 

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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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Delmonico
Delos
Delphi or Delphos
Delphin Classics
Delta
Deluge
Deluges
Demerit
Demijohn (A)
Demi-monde
Demi-rep
Demiurge
Demobilisation of troops
Democracy
Democritos
Demodocos
Demogorgon
Demon of Matrimonial Unhappiness
Demos (King)
Demosthenēs Lantern
Demurrage