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Sicilʹian Vespers

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The massacre of the French in Sicily, which began at the hour of vespers on Easter Monday in 1282.

 

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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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Siamese Twins:
Sibberidge
Sibyl
Sibyls
Sibylline Books
Sibylline Leaves
Sibylline Verses
Siccis pedibus [with dry feet]
Sice
Sicilian Dishes (Sicŭlæ dapēs)
Sicilian Vespers
Sick Man (The)
Sick as a Cat
Sick as a Dog
Sick as a Horse
Siddons (Mrs.)
Side of the Angels
Sidney (Algernon)
Sidney (Sir Philip)
Sidney-Sussex College
Siegfried

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Sicilian Vespers