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charles | paul |

As a verb charles

is .

As a noun paul is

an old italian silver coin; a paolo or paul can be .

charles

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1599 William Shakespeare, King Henry V , Act I, Scene II:
  • Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five.
  • * 1844 Edgar Allan Poe: Thou Art the Man :
  • - - - there never was any person named Charles' who was not an open, manly, honest, good-natured, and frank-hearted fellow, with a rich, clear, voice, that did you good to hear it, and an eye that looked at you always straight at the face, as much as to say: "I have a clear conscience myself, am afraid of no man, and am altogether above doing a mean action." And thus all the hearty, careless,'walking gentlemen' of the stage are very certain to be called '''Charles . ( ''Note: Charles turns out to be the villain of this story. )
  • * 1988 Ed McBain: The House That Jack Built : page 212:
  • - - - spoke the way the English do, funny, you know? His name was Roger, I think. Or Nigel. Something like that." "How about Charles'?" "'''Charles'''? Well, yes, it could have been.'''Charles''' does sound English, doesn't it? Their prince is named ' Charles , isn't he?"
  • Usage notes

    Common given name since the Middle Ages.

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    paul

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • In the New Testament, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
  • * : Acts 9:4 :
  • Then Saul, ( who is also called Paul ,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him
  • of biblical origin.
  • * 1848 (Charles Dickens), :
  • 'He will be christened Paul , my - Mrs Dombey - of course.'
    She feebly echoed, 'Of course,' or rather expressed it by the motion of her lips, and closed her eyes again.
    'His father's name, Mrs Dombey, and his grandfather's! I wish his grandfather were alive this day! There is some inconvenience in the necessity of writing Junior,' said Mr Dombey, making a fictitious autograph on his knee; 'but it is merely of a private and personal complexion. It doesn't enter into the correspondence of the House. Its signature remains the same.'
  • A city in Idaho.
  • Derived terms

    * rob Peter to pay Paul * Saint Paul * Pauline

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