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girls
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girls
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showgirls
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boys-and-girls
(gcide) | boys-and-girls \boys-and-girls\ n. (Bot.)
a Eurafrican annual (Mercurialis annua) naturalized in
America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative,
diuretic or antisyphilitic.
Syn: herb mercury, herbs mercury.
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dancing girls
(gcide) | Opera \Op"er*a\ ([o^]p"[~e]r*[.a]), n. [It., fr. opera work,
composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains,
work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op['e]ra. See
Operate.]
1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an
essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting
of recitative, arias, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with
orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes,
together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a
lyric drama.
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2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print;
a play set to music.
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3. The house where operas are exhibited.
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Opera bouffe [F. op['e]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo],
Opera buffa [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera.
Opera box, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium
of an opera house for the use of a small private party.
Opera comique [F.], comic or humorous opera.
Opera flannel, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight.
Opera girl or Opera girls (Bot.), an East Indian plant
(Mantisia saltatoria) of the Ginger family, sometimes
seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some
resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name.
Called also dancing girls.
Opera glass, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of
low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and
set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called
because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.
Opera hat, a gentleman's folding hat.
Opera house, specifically, a theater devoted to the
performance of operas.
Opera seria [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.
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Opera girls
(gcide) | Opera \Op"er*a\ ([o^]p"[~e]r*[.a]), n. [It., fr. opera work,
composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains,
work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op['e]ra. See
Operate.]
1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an
essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting
of recitative, arias, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with
orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes,
together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a
lyric drama.
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2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print;
a play set to music.
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3. The house where operas are exhibited.
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Opera bouffe [F. op['e]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo],
Opera buffa [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera.
Opera box, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium
of an opera house for the use of a small private party.
Opera comique [F.], comic or humorous opera.
Opera flannel, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight.
Opera girl or Opera girls (Bot.), an East Indian plant
(Mantisia saltatoria) of the Ginger family, sometimes
seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some
resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name.
Called also dancing girls.
Opera glass, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of
low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and
set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called
because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.
Opera hat, a gentleman's folding hat.
Opera house, specifically, a theater devoted to the
performance of operas.
Opera seria [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.
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