About The Word Dido
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Dido
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What's The Definition Of Dido?
[n] (Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of he suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dido: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dido: antic | bauble | bibelot | caper | curio | frolic | gewgaw | gimcrack | lark | monkeyshine | shenanigan | shines | tomfoolery | toy | trick | trifle | trinket | whatnot See Also | princess Dido In Webster's Dictionary \Di"do\, n.; pl. {Didos}.
A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.
{To cut a dido}, to play a trick; to cut a caper; -- perhaps
so called from the trick of Dido, who having bought so
much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it
into thin strips long enough to inclose a spot for a
citadel.
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