catherine : Idioms & Phrases
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catherine de medicis
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noun queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
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catherine howard
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noun Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
Howard.
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catherine i
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noun empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great (1684-1727)
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catherine ii
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noun empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
Catherine; Catherine II.
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catherine of aragon
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noun first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
Catherine.
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catherine parr
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noun Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
Parr.
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catherine the great
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noun empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
Catherine; Catherine II.
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catherine wheel
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noun a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
pinwheel.
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Cath"er*ine wheel`
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(Geoth.Arth.) Same as Rose window andWheel window . Called alsoCatherine-wheel window . -
(Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. Written also Catharine wheel .
Webster 1913
maureen catherine connolly
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noun United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)
Connolly; Little Mo Connolly.