Francesca da Rimini

[ fran-ches-kuhduh-rim-uh-nee, frahn-; Italian frahn-che-skah dah ree-mee-nee ]

noun
  1. died 1285?, Italian noblewoman: immortalized by Dante in the Divine Comedy.

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  • Worthy to be mentioned with this is his painting of Francesca da Rimini and her lover, as Dante saw them in his vision of hell.

    Reminiscences, 1819-1899 | Julia Ward Howe.