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rogues' gallery
noun
a collection of portraits of criminals and suspects maintained by the police for purposes of identification.
Origin:
1855–60
1855–60
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Rogues' gallery
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| rogues' gallery | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a collection of photographs of known criminals kept by the police for identification purposes |
| 2. | a group of undesirable people |
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
rogues' gallery
A police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. For example, The detective went through the entire rogues' gallery but couldn't find a match with the suspect. [Mid-1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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