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 Juveniles (3 syl.),K. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
K.
 
To be branded with a K (kalumnia). So, according to the Lex Memmia, false accusers were branded in the forehead.   1
 


 Juveniles (3 syl.),K. 

 
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