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bluebeard
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blue·beard  (blbîrd)
n.
A man who first marries and then murders one wife after another.
[After Blue Beard, translation of French Barbe Bleue, a character in a story by Charles Perrault (1628-1703).]
Bluebeard [ˈbluːˌbɪəd]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a villain in European folk tales who marries several wives and murders them in turn. In many versions the seventh and last wife escapes the fate of the others
2. a man who has had several wives
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Noun1.Bluebeard - (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children
Translations
Bluebeard [ˈbluːbɪəd] N → Barba Azul
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The family have been churning out winners at the highest level for half a century, from Gilles de Retz in the 2,000 Guineas in 1956 to Tout Seul in the Dewhurst Stakes five years ago, with champions Habitat, Rose Bowl and Ile de Bourbon in between.
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Peter Walwyn officially got off the mark in the 1957 Coronation (now Brigadier Gerard) Stakes at Sandown with Gilles de Retz, and Neil Graham did so in the 1988 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster with Prince Of Dance, but they were assistants who held the licence for Helen Johnson Houghton and Dick Hern respectively.
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