cicisbeo

[ chee-chiz-bey-ohor, older use, si-sis-bee-oh; Italian chee-cheez-be-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ci·cis·be·i [chee-chiz-, bey, -ee, si-, sis, -bee-ee, chee-cheez-, be, -ee].

cicisbeo

/ tʃitʃizˈbɛːo /

From Italian

C18: Italian, of uncertain origin

The restricted intellectual relationship between husband and wife is explained partly by the fact that the cicisbeo still exists.

The cicisbeo is a bony cartilaginous gentleman, fixed perpendicularly on his saddle like a telegraph-pole.

If she has one Cicisbeo, or ten, the whole affair is selon les règles.

Heretofore, he had shunned everything that could secure for him the reputation of a cicisbeo.

One thing let me tell you; never admit your Cicisbeo to an unlimited familiarity; they are first suspected.

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[flab-er-gast ]

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