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Bluebeard.

A famous fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.

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  1. A famous fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.

  2. The nobleman who is the title character of the story.

Where this word comes from

Calque of French Barbe-Bleue (literally “blue beard”).

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  1. A man who marries and then murders one wife after another.

Where this word comes from

Calque of French Barbe-Bleue (literally “blue beard”).

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