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Ramilie
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English
Etymology
Named in honour of Marlborough's victory over the French at Ramillies in Belgium in 1706.
Proper noun
en attributive historical Applied to various 18th-century fashions or articles of dress, especially a form of cocked hat, and a wig with a long plaited tail.
227 From an inner pocket he produces a costly Ramillies Wig, shakes it out in a brisk Cloud of scented Litharge, and claps it on, with a minimum of fuss, over his ascetic’s Crop.
Alternative forms
en Ramillie
Anagrams
en aeiilmr air mile