evirato
evirato (It.). Unmanned. 18th-cent. type of male singer whose boy-sop. v. had been preserved by castration. Same as castrato.
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castrato , castrato •bateau, chateau, gateau, gelato, mulatto, plateau •de facto, ipso facto •alto •canto, Esperanto, manteau, panto, portmanteau •antipasto, im… ox-hides, f. , boy / boi/ • n. 1. a male child or young man: a group of six boys. ∎ a son: she put her little boy to bed. ∎ a male child or young man who does a spe… Isaac Bashevis Singer , Singer, Isaac Bashevis
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(1811-1875)
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Isaac Merrit Singer revolutionized home sewing when he de… countertenor , countertenor. High male v. not to be confused with male alto, falsetto, or castrato and with a strong, almost instr. purity of tone. Was popular in H…
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