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Thaïs
[ they-is ]
noun
- flourished late 4th century b.c., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
Thaïs
/ ˈθeɪɪs /
noun
- Thaïs4th-century bc4th-century bcFAthenianMISC: courtesan 4th-century bc Athenian courtesan; mistress of Alexander the Great
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Aristide prayed that some Thaïs might come along, cast her spell upon him, and induce him to wink.
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When the curtain fell on the first act of Thaïs, that evening, Hayden drew a long sigh.
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Thaïs was a reigning beauty and acted in the theatre of Alexandria in the early Christian era.
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Thaïs wore a gilded wig, but so did the men she knew, and they added gilded false beards.
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They are after descriptions of a costume worn by the real Thaïs.
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