Associations to the word «Danton»

Wiktionary

DANTON COLLAR, noun. A type of high-necked collar with a deep fold-over.

Dictionary definition

DANTON, noun. French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats