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‖ improvisatrice, -provvisatrice|improvvizaˈtritʃe|
Pl. -trici |-tritʃi|.
[It. improvvisatrice (formerly improvis-), fem. of improv(v)isatore: see -trice.]
A woman who improvises.
1804Matilda Betham Biog. Dict. Wom. 290 An honorary name given to the poetess (improvisatrice) D. Maria Maddalena Morelli Fernandez. 1838Penny Cycl. XII. 452/2 Several ladies have distinguished themselves in the same art: they are styled improvvisatrici. 1844Marg. Fuller Wom. 19th C. (1862) 28 We will not speak of the enthusiasm excited by actresses, improvisatrici, female singers. 1886W. J. Tucker E. Europe 338 The improvisatrice, the bewitching, supple siren stepped forward into the midst of the vacant space. |