Bluebeard

[ bloo-beerd ]

/ ˈbluˌbɪərd /

noun

a fairy-tale character whose seventh wife found the bodies of her predecessors in a room she had been forbidden to enter.

any man alleged to have murdered a number of his wives or other women.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bluebeard

Bluebeardism, noun

Words nearby Bluebeard

blue-arsed fly, blue baby, blueback salmon, blue bag, bluebead, Bluebeard, bluebeat, bluebell, blue beret, blueberry, blueberry muffin baby

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Example sentences from the Web for Bluebeard

Her next book, a horror novel based on the Bluebeard legend, promises to do likewise.
Food Fetishes|Nick Antosca|July 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The popular idea of him is more intimately associated with that of Bluebeard than of any other hero of fiction or history.
Ten Tudor Statesmen|Arthur D. Innes
In this change doubtless the inconsistency and even ignominy of his Bluebeard weddings played a great part.
A Short History of England|G. K. Chesterton
And so, not long afterwards, there was a grand wedding, and the widow's younger daughter became Mrs. Bluebeard.
My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales|Edric Vredenburg

Ay, the price of that red turban, that made you look like Bluebeard, would have put a roof on the school-house.
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I.(of II)|Charles James Lever
The next day Sister Anne came with a face full of care to Mrs. Bluebeard.
Stories of Comedy|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Bluebeard

Bluebeard

/ (ˈbluːˌbɪəd) /

noun

a villain in European folk tales who marries several wives and murders them in turn. In many versions the seventh and last wife escapes the fate of the others

a man who has had several wives

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Bluebeard

Bluebeard

A fairy tale character from the Charles Perrault collection. The character is a monstrous villain who marries seven women in turn and warns them not to look behind a certain door of his castle. Inside the room are the corpses of his former wives. Bluebeard kills six wives for their disobedience before one passes his test.

单词	bluebeard
释义	Bluebeard [ bloo-beerd ] / ˈbluˌbɪərd / noun a fairy-tale character whose seventh wife found the bodies of her predecessors in a room she had been forbidden to enter. any man alleged to have murdered a number of his wives or other women. OTHER WORDS FROM Bluebeard Bluebeardism, noun Words nearby Bluebeard blue-arsed fly, blue baby, blueback salmon, blue bag, bluebead, Bluebeard, bluebeat, bluebell, blue beret, blueberry, blueberry muffin baby Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bluebeard Her next book, a horror novel based on the Bluebeard legend, promises to do likewise. Food Fetishes\|Nick Antosca\|July 24, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The popular idea of him is more intimately associated with that of Bluebeard than of any other hero of fiction or history. Ten Tudor Statesmen\|Arthur D. Innes In this change doubtless the inconsistency and even ignominy of his Bluebeard weddings played a great part. A Short History of England\|G. K. Chesterton And so, not long afterwards, there was a grand wedding, and the widow's younger daughter became Mrs. Bluebeard. My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales\|Edric Vredenburg Ay, the price of that red turban, that made you look like Bluebeard, would have put a roof on the school-house. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I.(of II)\|Charles James Lever The next day Sister Anne came with a face full of care to Mrs. Bluebeard. Stories of Comedy\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Bluebeard Bluebeard / (ˈbluːˌbɪəd) / noun a villain in European folk tales who marries several wives and murders them in turn. In many versions the seventh and last wife escapes the fate of the others a man who has had several wives Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Bluebeard Bluebeard A fairy tale character from the Charles Perrault collection. The character is a monstrous villain who marries seven women in turn and warns them not to look behind a certain door of his castle. Inside the room are the corpses of his former wives. Bluebeard kills six wives for their disobedience before one passes his test. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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