BELLADONNA

n : In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the e ential identity of the two tongues. BENEDICTINES, n. An order of monks otherwise known as black friars. She thought it a crow, but it turned out to be A monk of St. Benedict croaking a text. “’Here’s one of an order of cooks,” said she— “Black friars in this world, fried black in the next.” “The Devil on Earth” (London, 1712). 41