fidus Achates
Example Sentences
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He has long been the fidus Achates of the Hampden Company.
From Time Magazine Archive
No. 2 man on the board is the President's fidus Achates, Harry Hopkins.
From Time Magazine Archive
It used to be very amusing in London to see Rogers with his fidus Achates, Luttrell.
From The Bed-Book of Happiness by Begbie, Harold
Such was Malartic—the intimate friend, the Pylades, the Euryalus, the "fidus Achates" of Jacquemin Lampourde; who certainly was not handsome—but his mental and moral qualities made up for his little physical disadvantages.
From Captain Fracasse by Gautier, Théophile
Suddenly the door opened and Captain Clinton appeared, followed by his fidus Achates, Detective Sergeant Maloney.
From The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life by Klein, Charles
