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Stradivaʹrius (Antonio)

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A famous violin-maker, born at Cremoʹna. Some of his instruments have fetched £400. (1670–1728.) (See Cremonas.)

 

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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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