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/ˈbɫuˌbiɹd/
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NOUN
- (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
How To Use Bluebeard In A Sentence
- Perrault's ‘Bluebeard’ is the story of a rich, middle-aged gentleman, named for his swarthy chin and saturnine manner, who marries a young woman.
- On learning the truth, she consents to receive the visit of Lara, an admirer of hers, whom she loves; and, when the Bluebeard, Valdini, surprises his victim and proceeds to the immurement, his first wife slips in most conveniently and whisks him off, leaving Valentine free to marry Balzac
- Put a knife in those teeth and you'd be Bluebeard incarnate," she said. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
- `Take this over to Bluebeard 's Boutique - "She handed him a parcel. DEATH IN FASHION
- Defeated by the locked door of Bluebeard 's Chamber, Annie prowled around upstairs again, forgetting her inhibitions in frustration. THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
- Bluebeard comes on strong in spring with silvery, almost-white toothed foliage, followed by the clearest blue, starry flowers in late summer.
- From that day to this it has, with few exceptions, been held _januis clausis_; and beside it the Literary Ladies 'Dinner and Bluebeard's Chamber are as open to the world and free from mystery as the public streets at noon. The History of "Punch"
- She was permitted, nay encouraged, to make use of all the rooms, so elegantly and commodiously furnished, in Bluebeard Castle, with one exception.
- Edgar Ulmer's reputation rests largely on a series of no-budget, claustrophobic noirs and thrillers like Strange Illusion, Bluebeard, and of course Detour.
- Bluebeard, Valdini, surprises his victim and proceeds to the immurement, his first wife slips in most conveniently and whisks him off, leaving Valentine free to marry Lara. Balzac