Duse

[ doo-zey; Italian doo-ze ]

/ ˈdu zeɪ; Italian ˈdu zɛ /

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noun

E·le·o·no·ra

[el-ee-uh-nawr-uh; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah], /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/, 1859–1924, Italian actress.

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durum, durum wheat, Duryea, durzi, Du Sable, Duse, Dushanbe, dusk, dusky, dusky grouse, dusky shark

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How to use Duse in a sentence

When Duse once looked at the stage before the curtain rose, she found a statue in the supposed room.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry
Here she saw Eleanora Duse, the great actress, whose impersonations made a great impression on the young singer.
Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday|Henry C. Lahee
Art was art, of course, but she was no Duse, and she didn't care to be the object of such public passion.
Tutors' Lane|Wilmarth Lewis
Signora Duse has this immunity, but she has a far nobler deliverance from vanities, in her own peculiar distance and dignity.
The Colour of Life|Alice Meynell

Has any one yet fully understood how her liberty in this respect gives to the art of Signora Duse room and action?
The Colour of Life|Alice Meynell

British Dictionary definitions for Duse

Duse

/ (Italian ˈduːze) /

noun

Eleonora (ˌɛlɪəˈnɔːrə). 1858–1924, Italian actress, noted as a tragedienne

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