Gauze

A thin, sheer-woven fabric in which each filling yarn in encircledby two warp yarns twisted around each other, gauze is similar tocheesecloth. It may by made of silk, cotton, ...

gauze

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Having the qualities of gauze; thin; light; as, gauze merino underclothing.

gauze

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A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze.

coup de théâtre

Performing arts; Theatre

A sudden, surprising turn of events that gives a new twist to the plot of a play.

agon

Performing arts; Theatre

The contest or dispute between two characters which forms a major part of the action in the Greek old comedy of Aristophanes.

anagnorisis

Performing arts; Theatre

The Greek word for 'recognition' or 'discovery', used by Aristotle in his Poetics to denote the turning point in a drama at which a character (usually the protagonist) recognizes ...

anti-masque

Performing arts; Theatre

A comic and grotesque piece of clowning that sometimes preceded the performance of a masque.

academic drama

Performing arts; Theatre

A dramatic tradition which arose from the Renaissance, in which the works of Plautus, Terence and other ancient dramatists were performed in schools and colleges.

Colosseum

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The Colosseum is the most extensive and most magnificent in the amphitheatres of ancient Rome, begun by Vespasian and completed in AD 80 by Titus. It rose in Rome, near the palace ...

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Cz jewellery

Cz jewellery is abbreviation for cubic zirconia jewelry. Cubic zirconia is a man made gemstone that is created to look like a diamond. There are many ...