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(n.) a REALLY good clue (especially one that essentially gives away the correct solution). The term comes from the song sung in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene ii, where Bassanio has to select the correct box (gold, silver, or lead) in order to wed Portia, his lady love. Portia orders her musicians to sing so that even if Bassanio picks the wrong box, he may depart from her accompanied by song. Rather obviously, the song begins "Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart, or in the head? How begot, how nourished?" All three lines end in "-ed," which just happens to rhyme with "lead," which just so happens to be the correct box to choose. (When I taught my students this play in Freshman literature, I'd always finish the rhyme with a whispered "Choose the casket made of lead.") Anyway, when I say "fancy bred," everyone hears "fancy bread," so I submit it with that spelling.
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(To a five-year-old)"Can you guess what in this box of candy? ... oh, shoot." (five-year-old laughs) "Daddy, you just gave it away! It's candy!" (Daddy grins sheepishly) "No I didn't, it was just a fancy bread." |
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