Pollaiuolo

[poh-lahy-woh-loh; It. pawl-lahy-waw-law]

Pol·lai·uo·lo

[poh-lahy-woh-loh; It. pawl-lahy-waw-law]
noun
1.
An·to·nio [ahn-taw-nyaw] , 1429–98, Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith.
2.
his brother, Pie·ro [pye-raw] , 1443–96, painter, sculptor, and goldsmith.
Also, Pol·lai·o·lo [poh-lahy-oh-loh; It. pawl-lahy-aw-law] , Pol·laj·uo·lo [poh-lahy-woh-loh; It. pawl-lahy-waw-law] .
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Pollaiuolo is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Pollaiuolo (Italian pollajˈwɔːlo)
 
n
1.  Antonio (anˈtɔːnjo), ?1432--98, Florentine painter, sculptor, goldsmith, and engraver: his paintings include the Martyrdom of St Sebastian
2.  his brother Piero (ˈpjɛːro). ?1443--96, Florentine painter and sculptor

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