tutu
a short, full skirt, usually made of several layers of tarlatan or tulle, worn by ballerinas.
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Des·mond (Mpi·lo) [dez-muhnduhm-pee-loh], /ˈdɛz mənd əmˈpi loʊ/, 1931–2021, South African Anglican clergyman and civil rights activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1984; archbishop of Cape Town 1986–96.
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Even then, tutu was describing apartheid as less a structure than a metaphor for good and evil—a spiritual complement to Nelson Mandela’s more secular analysis.
A Clenched Fist and an Open Hand: Lessons Learned from Desmond Tutu | Bono | December 31, 2021 | Timetutu’s concern for structures as well as individuals helps explain why his ministry focused not only on the consequences of injustice, but also its causes.
A Clenched Fist and an Open Hand: Lessons Learned from Desmond Tutu | Bono | December 31, 2021 | TimeOn the day that Mandela came out of prison, tutu said he could now die a happy man.
A Fearless Beacon of Moral Justice: Remembering Desmond Tutu | Richard Stengel | December 27, 2021 | Timetutu laughed—but he saw his role as one of Mandela’s apostles.
A Fearless Beacon of Moral Justice: Remembering Desmond Tutu | Richard Stengel | December 27, 2021 | TimeA globally recognized icon of peaceful resistance to injustice, tutu is best remembered for his courageous leadership of the Anglican Church in South Africa even as he spearheaded the fight against apartheid.
Desmond Tutu, Anti-Apartheid Campaigner Who Tried to Heal the World, Dies at 90 | Aryn Baker | December 26, 2021 | Time
She stands, dressed in a tutu, on one pointed foot in a heightened fifth position.
A tutu clad Swift refuses to pirouette with her fellow ballerinas, preferring to pelvic thrust like a rebel instead.
In November 2011, Carlton “tutu” Archer of the Tooka gang was shot to death.
Archbishop Desmond tutu was looking at the biblical length of South Africans waiting in line to vote that Wednesday morning.
As his longtime friend Bishop Desmond tutu once told Sky News, “he needed that time in prison to mellow.”
Anger at the Heart of Nelson Mandela’s Violent Struggle | Christopher Dickey | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the death of the noble Osai tutu, dissensions arose among his followers.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 | George W. WilliamsHe died of a painful sickness, and was succeeded by his son, Osai tutu Kwamina, in 1800.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 | George W. WilliamsAnd the little old man walked away, humming: "tutu—turlututu—lututu!"
Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII) | Charles Paul de KockWith the stiff tutu sticking out almost at right angles, elegance is quite impossible.
Our Stage and Its Critics | "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"A man called tutu and his wife Ila reached the island of Tutuila, and named it so by the union of their names.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before | George Turner
British Dictionary definitions for tutu (1 of 3)
/ (ˈtuːtuː) /
a very short skirt worn by ballerinas, made of projecting layers of stiffened sheer material
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1British Dictionary definitions for tutu (2 of 3)
/ (ˈtuːtuː) /
a shrub, Coriaria arborea, of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals
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2British Dictionary definitions for Tutu (3 of 3)
/ (ˈtuːtuː) /
Desmond . born 1931, South African clergyman, noted for his opposition to apartheid: Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg (1984–86) and Archbishop of Cape Town (1986–96); in 1995 he became leader of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established to investigate human rights violations during the apartheid era. Nobel peace prize 1984
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