JAKOBINE CAMILLA COLLET
\d͡ʒˈakəbˌa͡ɪn kamˈɪlə kˈɒlɪt], \dʒˈakəbˌaɪn kamˈɪlə kˈɒlɪt], \dʒ_ˈa_k_ə_b_ˌaɪ_n k_a_m_ˈɪ_l_ə k_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_t]\
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A Norwegian novelist; born at Christiansand, Jan. 23, 1813. Her works, in many of which she champions the political emancipation of women, have had very wide circulation. Among them are: "In the Long Nights"; "A Bright Picture in a Dark Frame"; "Against the Current". D. 1895.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.