Citations:chiause

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English citations of chiause

Noun: "a person who is easily deceived"[edit]

1649
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  • 1649, John James Elson, quoting William Cavendish, “dramatis personae”, in The Varietie, quoted in "Humours of Monsieur Galliard (William, Duke of Newcastle)", The Wits, or, Sport upon sport, Cornell studies in English, v. 18, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, published 1932, →OCLC, page 204:
    In addition to these characters, Simpleton (described in Variety as "a Country Chiause,") […]
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