| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Yellow, symbolic of treason. In the ancient tapestries Cain and Judas are represented with yellow beards. (See YELLOW.) | 1 |
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“He hath but a little wee face, with a little yellow heard, a Cain-coloured beard.”—Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, i. 4. |
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