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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Jeunesse Dorée.
 
The “gilded youth” of a nation; that is, the rich and fashionable young unmarried men.   1
        “There were three of the jeunesse dorée, and, as such, were pretty well known to the ladies who promenade the grand circle.”—T. Terrel: Lady Delmar, ix.
 


 Jeu de Mot.Jew. 

 
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