Cagliostro

[ kal-yoh-stroh; Italian kah-lyaws-traw ]

/ kælˈyoʊ stroʊ; Italian kɑˈlyɔs trɔ /

noun

Count A·les·san·dro di

[ah-les-sahn-draw dee] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ di/, Giuseppe Balsamo, 1743–95, Italian adventurer and impostor.

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Examples from the Web for cagliostro

There he remained until his death, August 20, 1695—just a century before Cagliostro came to the same end.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
"I mean that you will be hanged," replied Cagliostro, seeming no more the master of his prophetic rage.
The Queen's Necklace|Alexandre Dumas pre
Cagliostro, whose real name is said to have been Giuseppe Balsamo, came to Strasbourg in 1780.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
"It is not necessary for you to suffer, sir," said Cagliostro.
The Queen's Necklace|Alexandre Dumas pre

The end of all, the lofty and the low, must come—that seems drawing near to Cagliostro too—but how?
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cagliostro

Cagliostro

/ (Italian kaʎˈʎostro) /

noun

Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry

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