RAMILIE
\ɹˈamɪli], \ɹˈamɪli], \ɹ_ˈa_m_ɪ_l_i]\
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ram'il-[=e], n. a name applied to various 18th-cent. articles or fashions of dress, in honour of Marlborough's victory over the French at Ramillies in Belgium in 1706--esp. to a form of cocked hat, and to a wig with a long plaited tail.
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