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Dragon |
Historical- in 16th and 17th cent - a short musket carried on the belt of a soldier, esp a mounted infantryman; (special - a soldier armed with such a musket) compare with dragoon |
In european tradition the dragon is typically fire breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil, in the Far East it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility associated with water and the heavens |
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Gamine |
A girl with mischievous or boyish charms; (special dated) a female street urchinAdj. Characteristic of or relating to such a girl |
Noun, late 19th century Fr. |
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Mountebank |
A person who deceives others, esp in order to trick them out of their money, a charlatan; (special historical) a person who sold patent medicines in public spaces |
Noun; from italian montambanco from phrase monta in banco "climb on the bench" |
