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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

So begins "The Second Empress" by Michelle Moran, her fifth novel and the latest in a collection of tales about strong women throughout history, from ancient Egypt's Nefertiti to Cleopatra and Madame Tussaud.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2012

Your mind, at the word, flies instantly to the excellent exhibition founded by the worthy Madame Tussaud, and you think you know what wax-works mean.

From Man and Maid by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

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