Cellini

[ chuh-lee-nee; Italian chel-lee-nee ]

/ tʃəˈli ni; Italian tʃɛlˈli ni /

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noun

Ben·ve·nu·to

[ben-vuh-noo-toh, -nyoo-; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw], /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ, -ˈnyu-; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/, 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.

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Words nearby Cellini

Celle, celled, cellentani, cell fusion, cellhouse, Cellini, Cellini's halo, cellist, cell line, cell lineage, cellmate

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How to use Cellini in a sentence

Before Cellini, memoirists tended to restrict themselves to professional accomplishments and philosophy.
The First Celebrity Tell-All|Nathaniel Rich|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There is no shortage of boasting in Autobiography, but Cellini is careful to attribute the praise to his patrons.
The First Celebrity Tell-All|Nathaniel Rich|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Cellini regularly kept young women in his home to serve as models.
The First Celebrity Tell-All|Nathaniel Rich|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“I am wreaking a double vengeance,” writes Cellini, barely suppressing a cackle.
The First Celebrity Tell-All|Nathaniel Rich|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST

To translate Gozzi with the minute attention to his style which I bestowed upon Cellini would have been unpractical.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
Listen, boy: if ever you're trapped and can get to a telephone, call Plaza nine-double-o-one and say 'Benvenuto Cellini.'
Children of the Whirlwind|Leroy Scott
He's such a roistering, bragging personage that I've named him Benvenuto Cellini—though he's neither liar nor thief.
Children of the Whirlwind|Leroy Scott
A cup of Cellini's work is no doubt very lovely; but it is not beautiful in the same way as the old Celtic cups are beautiful.
The Secret Glory|Arthur Machen
Here, perhaps, Benvenuto Cellini devised some glorious metal work.
Punch, Or the London Charivari Volume 107, November 17, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Cellini

Cellini

/ (tʃɪˈliːnɪ, Italian tʃɛlˈliːni) /

noun

Benvenuto (benveˈnuːto). 1500–71, Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and engraver, noted also for his autobiography

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