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Thaïs

[ they-is ]

noun

  1. flourished late 4th century b.c., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.


Thaïs

/ ˈθeɪɪs /

noun

  1. Thaïs4th-century bc4th-century bcFAthenianMISC: courtesan 4th-century bc Athenian courtesan; mistress of Alexander the Great


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Thais sprang into action—or, perhaps one should say, inaction.

While some polling shows a majority of ordinary Thais approve of martial law, the political class is roiled with suspicion.

Verapat says Thais should come out and vote in force Sunday.

Thaksin is lionized by many Thais, but he is anathema to an almost equal number of detractors.

Customers (mainly Thais, plus a few expats) gaze through a one-way glass, while the girls stare at a mirrored wall, gossiping.

Then he would betake himself to that ravishing, radiant roadway devoted to Thespis, Thais, and Bacchus.

Probably the old-world story of Paphnutius and Thais inspired the tragedy and Maeterlinck's plays suggested its technique.

Thais cerisyi inhabits some of the Greek islands, as well as the mainland of Turkey and Greece.

It was Thais got up and danced first, showing her ankles ever so much, as if no one else had pretty ones.

So I began to cry; but he only laughed, and kept whispering to her—about me, of course; Thais was looking at me and smiling.

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