Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Jezebel

A painted Jezebel. A flaunting woman of bold spirit, but loose morals; so called from Queen Jezebel, the wife of Ahab.

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