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Definition of Dulcinea
1. Noun. A woman who is a man's sweetheart.
Definition of Dulcinea
1. n. A mistress; a sweetheart.
Definition of Dulcinea
1. a sweetheart [n -S] - See also: sweetheart
Medical Definition of Dulcinea
1. A mistress; a sweetheart. "I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head." (Sterne) Origin: Sp, from Dulcinea del Toboso the mistress of the affections of Don Quixote. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dulcinea
Literary usage of Dulcinea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1895)
"CHAPTER VIII Wherem is recounted what happened to Don Quixote on his going to
visit his lady dulcinea del Toboso BLESSED be the mighty Allah, says Cid Hamet ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1898)
"dulcinea gazed at him incredulously. " Then thou wert there only in thy dreams !
... I was beneath that tree, but dulcinea came not I Why, 'tis only two ..."
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