Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Carludovica

A Panama hat, made of the Carludovica palmata; so called in compliment to Carlos IV. of Spain, whose second name was Ludovic.

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