GIOVAN BATISTA BASILE
\d͡ʒɪˈɒvan bˈatɪstə bˈaza͡ɪl], \dʒɪˈɒvan bˈatɪstə bˈazaɪl], \dʒ_ɪ__ˈɒ_v_a_n b_ˈa_t_ɪ_s_t_ə b_ˈa_z_aɪ_l]\
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Count of Torone. An Italian poet and writer of fairy tales; died before 1634. His most prominent works are written in Neopolitan dialect, of which they are the most valuable literary monument. "The Pentameron" (1637) is a collection of 50 folk-tales, distributed over five days, which became a great favorite and was widely translated.
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.