Caliban
['kælibæn]
Definition
n. a man of beastly nature from the monster in Shakespeare's Tempest.
Checker: Sabina
Examples
- Do you like Caliban? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Does one go to Caliban for a judgment on Miranda? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Then what about Ariel-Caliban—Caliphronas? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yes, I suppose so, but she hated Caliban. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- If you had told Sycorax that her son Caliban was as handsome as Apollo, she would have been pleased, witch as she was. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Ariel for looks, Caliban for wickedness. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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