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 Bell’aston (Lady).Belles Lettres. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Belle.
 
A beauty. The Belle of the room. The most beautiful lady in the room (French).   1
   La belle France. A common French phrase applied to France, as “Merry England” is to our own country.   2
 


 Bell’aston (Lady).Belles Lettres. 

 
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