a character in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CARROLL, who orders people's heads to be cut off, by saying "Off with his head!"
a character from a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for young children) . The rhyme goes:The Queen of Hearts, she baked some tarts, /All on a summer's day; / The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, /And took them clean away.
lonely hearts club/column/adBritish English a club or an advertisement page of a newspaper that is used by people who want to meet someone that they can have a romantic relationship with