Bloody Mary

bloody mary English Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Bloody Mary.wav US Noun Bloody Mary s + en bloody mary. Proper noun ~ Bloody Mary en derogatory Mary I of England. en 1896 May Alexander Taylor Innes The Public Life: The Conflict with Queen Mary w:John Knox Famous Scots Series 4 Edinburgh; London Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier 131 https://archive.org/details/johnknox00inne/page/131/mode/1up 2270456 Worse still, the plan for a Spanish marriage, and for setting a Scoto-Spanish queen upon the throne of the Bloody Mary, was now actively prosecuted. 21 June 2009 w:Cristina Odone Finding the good in Bloody Mary https://web.archive.org/web/20260000000000*/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/21/fires-of-faith-eamon-duffy Under "Bloody Marys" watch, we read of persecutions, papal spies, plots; above all, her reign has become synonymous with a moral outrage so unpopular as to seal the fate of Catholicism on this island: the burning at the stake of 280 Protestant martyrs. en folklore A ghost, witch or demonic spirit said to appear in a mirror if her name is chanted repeatedly. Further reading Bloody Mary (folklore) en eponyms en Individuals Nicknames for individuals Portuguese Noun m #s 1 pt bloody mary