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 Orgoglio (pron. Or-gole’-yo).Oria’na. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Or’gon.
 
Brother-in-law of Tartuffe. His credulity is proverbial: he almost disbelieved his senses, and saw everyone and everything through the couleur de rose of his own honest heart. (Molière: Tartuffe.)   1
 


 Orgoglio (pron. Or-gole’-yo).Oria’na. 

 
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