Duse

[ doo-zey; Italian doo-ze ]

/ ˈdu zeɪ; Italian ˈdu zɛ /

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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Examples from the Web for duse

And as to the Theatre—well, if it isn't a success, the Duse is in it!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893|Various
Each one of us reveals his temperamental bias in the upholding of Bernhardt's or Duse's or Modjeska's respective readings.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker
Take a name like Barrymore—or Bernhardt—or Duse—you can't forget them.
Gigolo|Edna Ferber
To a great extent Duse fascinates most playgoers by her plastic art, since they do not understand her speech.
Our Stage and Its Critics|"E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"

Looking at Duse I understood why it is that the Russian theatre is so dull.
Letters of Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov

British Dictionary definitions for duse

Duse

/ (Italian ˈduːze) /

noun

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

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