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Definition of Closet queen
1. Noun. A negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Closet Queen
Literary usage of Closet queen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1811)
"The Queen's Closet. Queen ELIZABETH discovered. Qu. KHz. Ill-fated, wretched man !
perverse and obstinate ! ..."
2. A Topographical Dictionary of England: Comprising the Several Counties by Samuel Lewis (1831)
"... the presence- chambers; the audience-chamber; the king's drawing- room and
writing closet ; Queen Mary's closet ; the queen's gallery, ornamented with ..."
3. The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the by Elizabeth Inchbald (1808)
"The Queen's Closet. QUEEN ELIZABETH discovered. Qu. Eliz. Ill-fated, wretched man!
perverse and obstinate ! ..."
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