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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 740 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COLUMBINE (Ital. coumbina, from See also:columba, a See also:dove) , in See also:pantomime (q.v.) the See also:fairy-like dancer who is courted by See also:Harlequin. In the See also:medieval See also:Italian popular See also:comedy she was Harlequin's daughter.

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