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 Cui bono?Cuish’es 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cuirass.
 
Sir Arthur’s cuirass was “carved of one emerald, centred in a sun of silver rays, that lightened as he breathed.” (Tennyson: Elaine.)   1
 


 Cui bono?Cuish’es 

 
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