dulcinea
a ladylove; sweetheart.
Origin of dulcinea
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How to use dulcinea in a sentence
The dulcinea alluded to above was an unhappy girl of the town, whom he took into keeping, and afterwards married.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamPerhaps behind some bush we shall find the lady dulcinea disenchanted, as fine as fine can be.
His good drudge of a wife never transformed herself in his fancy into a peerless dulcinea.
Now that we have intelligence of the lady dulcinea being disenchanted, are you taking this line?
Had he not promised them to refer the Biscayan's punishment to the court of his dulcinea?
The Story of Don Quixote | Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
British Dictionary definitions for dulcinea
/ (ˌdʌlsɪˈnɪə) /
a man's sweetheart
Origin of dulcinea
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