valentine
/ˈvaləntaɪn/ noun B2- An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th. · Such an extravagant valentine was unexpected.
- A person to whom a valentine is given or from whom it is received, especially on February 14th. · Won't you be my valentine?
Plural valentines
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“Perhaps you would care to step in, sir, and see his brother, Colonel Valentine?”
With the shock, his broad-brimmed hat flew from his head, his cravat slipped down from his lips, and there were the long light beard and the soft, handsome delicate features of Colonel Valentine Walter.
Valentine sends many affectionate remembrances to your dear Eugénie.
“What is your sister Valentine doing?” inquired Madame de Villefort of Edward; “tell someone to bid her come here, that I may have the honor of introducing her to the count.”
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