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 Rig’ol.Rigoletto. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Rigolette (3 syl.).
 
A grisette, a courtesan; so called from Rigolette, in Eugène Sue’s Mysteries of Paris.   1
 


 Rig’ol.Rigoletto. 

 
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