Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bride of Abydos

Zuleika, daughter of Giaffir, Pacha of Abydos. As she was never wed, she should be called the affianced or betrothed. (Byron.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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