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Date "HEART-BREAKER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: HEART-BREAKER

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] A lady's curl; a love-lock.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
LiteratureHeart-breaker (A). A flirt. Also a particular kind of curl. Called in French Accroche-coeur. At one time loose ringlets worn over the shoulders were called heart breakers. At another time a curl worn over the temples was called an Accorche-coeur, crve coeur. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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