Brutus
['bru:təs]
Definition
(noun.) statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC).
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Definition
n. a kind of wig: a way of wearing the hair brushed back from the forehead popular at the time of the French Revolution when it was an affectation to admire the old Romans as Brutus.
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Examples
- Sounding Mr. Cruncher, and finding him of her opinion, Miss Pross resorted to the Good Republican Brutus of Antiquity, attended by her cavalier. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The governor, at my request, gave the sign for C?sar and Brutus to advance towards us. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- One was put to death for inserting in his history the praises of Brutus. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The virtuous Brutus lent money in Cyprus at eight-and-forty per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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