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Gueux

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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"the Beggars," the name assumed by the nobles and others in the Low Countries in the War of Independence against Philip II. of Spain; being called beggars in reproach by the court party, they adopted the name as well as the dress, wore a fox's tail for a plume and a platter for a brooch.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gueux'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gueux.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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