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Etheldreda
A Saxon princess, whose name, shortened into St. Audrey, was given to a certain kind of lace, whence "tawdry"; she took refuge from the married state in the monastery of St. Abb's Head, and afterwards founded a monastery in the Isle of Ely (630-679).
- Szófaj: noun
- Ipar/Tárgykör: Nyelv
- Kategória: Encyclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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