cicisbeo

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cicisbeo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cicisbeo \Ci`cis*be"o\, n.; pl. It. Cicisbei. [It.]
     1. A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about
        women.
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     2. A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick,
        etc. [Obs.]
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