Falieri

[ Italian fah-lye-ree ]

/ Italian fɑˈlyɛ ri /

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noun

Ma·rí·no

[Italian mah-ree-naw], /Italian mɑˈri nɔ/, 1278?–1355, Venetian army commander: doge of Venice 1354–55.

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Also Fa·lie·ro

[Italian fah-lye-raw]. /Italian fɑˈlyɛ rɔ/.

Words nearby Falieri

At any rate, Falieri said that the King had determined to go on with the divorce, that he might have a legitimate male heir.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
Falieri arrived in England in 1528, and the general parts of the Report cover the intervening period.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
The fate of Falieri himself is too generally known to demand description.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07|Various
Thus, in my Marino Falieri, the gondolier Sandro breaks his arm at the dress rehearsal.
A Mummer's Tale|Anatole France

Oh, but you have not heard that the Castellis are descended from Marino Falieri.
Children of the Soil|Henryk Sienkiewicz