Judas n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
Judas hole, a peephole or secret opening for spying.
Judas kiss,
(a)
a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
(b)
an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in fact harmful to the recipient.
Judas tree (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus Cercis, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus (Cercis Siliquastrum). Cercis Canadensis and Cercis occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.
... lain down when she raised herself from the pillow on her elbow, and, craning her neck, listened with parted lips. It seemed to her that she could hear slight sounds of footsteps along the gravel path which she had heard in the house in the Boulevard de Villiers. She ran to the window; she saw the Judas tree, the lawn, the garden gate. Knowing what she was yet to see, she sought to hide her face in her hands, but she could not raise her arms, and Chevalier's face rose up ... — A Mummer's Tale • Anatole France
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