crookback
Americannoun
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But the boldness of his performance lies in his choosing to play the crookback king as someone who never lets his consciousness get the better of him.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2010
The usual perplexing concerns of motive and Freudian pathology that attend portrayals of Shakespeare’s crookback are not at issue in this production, conceived and adapted by Tony Simotes and directed by Jonathan Croy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2010
Francesca is betrothed to Gianciotto who, this being the Middle Ages, is allowed no particular identity beyond being a menacing crookback à la Richard III.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2010
One day she read a book about Richard III and mentioned "crookback" to her mother.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crookback lord looked again and gave a sudden snort.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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