dulcinea
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Origin of dulcinea
First recorded in 1740–50; after Dulcinea the ladylove of Don Quixote
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"Listen, then," said Don Quixote, "this is what I have written ":— don quixote's letter to dulcinea del toboso.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Sometimes one hears the sound of the drum and the dulcinea, a pipe played with one hand, and used to provide music for village dances in many parts of Spain.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
I am just going to ride, and shall make it in my way to call and inquire after the health of my dulcinea.
From The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton by Foster, Hannah Webster
One should not talk of halters in the house of the hanged. lines discovered on the bark of a tree, addressed to dulcinea del toboso.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
It would be a flagrant breach of etiquette for the lover to be admitted to the parlor, so he takes his place on one side of the grating, his dulcinea posting herself on the other.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various
Their dulcineas, “Healthful and strong, full as the summer rose Blown by prevailing suns,” displayed the vigour of youth and Wales, and possessed decided points of feminine attraction.
From A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire by Barber, J. T.
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