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- proper noun A female
given name . The feminine form ofLucretius .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tito sang of a rose which Lucretia had sent him, but his son excelled him in an epigram on the _Rose of Lucretia_, which could hardly have been the same one his father had received. [
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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Buffalo Bill used a Springfield which he called Lucretia Borgia, and he preferred firing from horseback.
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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Eloise's Auntie Lucretia is coaching her in the finer points of being a vampire.
Nov. 19th, 2008 - Issue 0.012 z0mbieastronaut 2008
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Although it was probably merely the name Lucretia which Ariosto and other poets used -- comparing it with the classic ideal of feminine honor -- it is, nevertheless, difficult wholly to reject the interpretation of
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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Lucretia he was acquainted, in which he derives the name Lucretia from
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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I glanced inside and the first three envelopes I saw had a return address in Switzerland and the name Lucretia von something or other foreign embossed in the corner. "
Adam's Fall Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1993
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I glanced inside and envelopes I saw had a return address in and the name Lucretia yon something or other embossed in the corner. "
Adam's Fall Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1988
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L lost sight of what they were debating about and focussed instead on being pedantic (contrary to your opinion, Lucretia, that is not a very professional debating tactic).
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"Why no they don't," said Gwen, "for over on this wall, the first picture, this one of the lady with the dog is called Lucretia, and that next one's name was Abagail."
Princess Polly's Gay Winter Amy Brooks
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"Did ye notice a little mare called Lucretia in that race, Mr. Carson -- did ye see anythin 'av her at all down at the post?"
Thoroughbreds William Alexander Fraser 1896
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