Guy Fawkes

[fawks]

Fawkes

[fawks]
noun
Guy, 1570–1606, English conspirator and leader in the Gunpowder plot of 1605: Guy Fawkes Day is observed on November 5 by the building of effigies and bonfires.
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guy fawkes

noun
English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) [syn: Fawkes
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