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Tussaud

American  
[too-soh, tuh-, ty-soh] / tuˈsoʊ, tə-, tüˈsoʊ /

noun

  1. Marie Grosholtz Madame Tussaud, 1760–1850, Swiss wax modeler in France and England: wax museum founder.


Tussaud British  
/ tyso /

noun

  1. Marie (mari). 1760–1850, Swiss modeller in wax, who founded a permanent exhibition in London of historical and contemporary figures

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Later, in England, Little gains fame as the waxwork impresario Madame Tussaud.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

The author — whose previous books include “Little,” a historical novel about Madame Tussaud, and a Dickensian-style trilogy for middle grade readers — is a master of the dusty yet droll tone.

From New York Times Jan. 26, 2021

Capone kept tabs on his favorite casino, the Southern Club — now the Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum — from the window of his fourth-floor suite in the Arlington.

From Washington Post Feb. 6, 2020

Maybe they were wives of rulers, like Marie-Louise, or maybe they were artists, like Madame Tussaud.

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2012

‘What’s an appointment?’ inquired his friend, a town young man, with a Tussaud complexion and well-pencilled brows half way up his forehead, so that his upper eyelids appeared to possess the uncommon quality of tallness.

From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas

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