tauromachy
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- tauromachian adjective
Etymology
Origin of tauromachy
1840–50; (< Spanish tauromaquia ) < Greek tauromachía. See tauro-, -machy
Example Sentences
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The State and Navy Departments of the U. S. frown on the practice of tauromachy, or the art of bullfighting, by U. S. official representatives.
From Time Magazine Archive
If tauromachy will last in Spain as long as Spain lasts, so likewise will those who practise the art he held in honour.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
To stimulate them now, the dogs or the banderillas de fuego, both alien to true tauromachy, would have to be called in.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
The further my acquaintance with the ring extended, the more convinced I became that tauromachy will last as long as Spain lasts.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
An English clergyman and his daughter, who had expressed an abhorrence for tauromachy in my presence, had overheard Constantino's temptation, and hence my behaviour.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
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