Dictionary

Madame Tussaud's en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmædəm t(j)uːˈsɔːdz/
• /ˈmædəm t(j)uːˈsəʊdz/

Etymology

After Marie Tussaud (1761-1850), known for sculpting human figures in wax.

Meanings

1. A gallery of realistic figures of famous persons.
   • .... the other consisted of a Madame Tussaud's galaxy of lay figures, with straw-colored hair and waxy, pink- and-white cheeks. 1896, Halliwell Sutcliffe, The Eleventh Commandment, page 73:
   • The vestibule or entrance hall is a Madame Tussaud's on a small scale, containing the trial of Christ, the Siamese-twins, St. Paul incarcerated 1851, John Delaware Lewis, Across the Atlantic, page 26:

Relateds

waxwork · Tussaudian