Boiardo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As a prosecutor Mr. Lacey was best known for battling mob bosses, among them Angelo DeCarlo, who was known as Gyp, and Ruggiero Boiardo, who was known as Richie the Boot.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2017
He knew the younger Boiardo, he said, and believed that he was under investigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
They also wondered whether he had discussed with members of the city council a contract awarded to the Valentine Electric Co., for which the younger Boiardo is a salesman.
From Time Magazine Archive
That was nothing compared to the trouble that Ruggiero Boiardo had in Newark.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even more exquisitely instinct with the first April freshness of Renaissance feeling is another episode, where Boiardo presents the old tale of Narcissus under a wholly new and original aspect.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
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