Tussaud

[ too-soh, tuh-; French ty-soh ]

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noun

Marie Gros·holtz [grohs, -hohlts], Madame Tussaud, 1760–1850, Swiss wax modeler in France and England: wax museum founder.

Tussaud

/ tyso /

TussaudMarie17601850FSwissARTS AND CRAFTS: modeller in wax Marie (mari). 1760–1850, Swiss modeller in wax, who founded a permanent exhibition in London of historical and contemporary figures

Meanwhile the children came home in a cab from Madame Tussaud's, and dinner was announced.

At a certain distance the effect is that of a cemetery, or picture to yourself Madame Tussaud's exhibition à la belle étoile.

Thus the congregation on Christmas morning is mostly a Tussaud collection of celebrities who have been born in the neighbourhood.

On reaching home they were so tired it was decided to rest in the afternoon and visit Madame Tussaud's wax-works in the evening.

It should be approached with respect, and not merely introduced as a juvenile appendix to Madame (p. 103) Tussaud's!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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