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A famous fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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The nobleman who is the title character of the story.
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noun
A man who marries and then murders one wife after another.
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noun
Any of the genus Caryopteris of plants native to eastern Asia, now cultivated in gardens.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
(fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fictional character, fictitious character, character
History
Calque of French Barbe-Bleue (literally “blue beard”).
From blue + beard.
Across languages
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