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| − | * '''gilded youths''' | + | * '''gilded youths:''' (''jeunesse dorée'') the name given to a body of young French dandies who, after the fall of Robespierre, strove to bring about a counterrevolution; today the term is used to describe any offspring living an affluent lifestyle |
* '''gelded:''' castrated | * '''gelded:''' castrated | ||
* '''ewes:''' female sheep → and therefore incapable of being gelded | * '''ewes:''' female sheep → and therefore incapable of being gelded | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 21 October 2011
- gilded youths: (jeunesse dorée) the name given to a body of young French dandies who, after the fall of Robespierre, strove to bring about a counterrevolution; today the term is used to describe any offspring living an affluent lifestyle
- gelded: castrated
- ewes: female sheep → and therefore incapable of being gelded
