Redheadedness
redheadedness
from Judas Iscariot; so depicted in art. [Christian Iconog.: Gaster, 165]
See: Treachery
Redheadedness
Cortés, Hernando(1485–1547) conquistador received by Montezuma as god because of height and red hair. [Mex. Hist.: NCE, 662]
Isaac’s son. [O.T.: Genesis 25:25]
so depicted in art. [Christian Icon.: Gaster, 165]
heroine of comic strip. [Comics: Horn, 459]
non-existent club used to draw a redhead away from where he could interfere with a bank robbery. [Br. Lit.: “The Red-Headed League” in Sherlock Holmes]
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