EMEDD Citations for "histrio"

Ian Lancashire
University of Toronto

for the Shakespeare Association of America
San Francisco 1999

  1. histrio (Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)

    Histrio, onis, a player in enterludes and stage players.

  2. Histrio (Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565, fol. lll3r)

    Histrio, huius histrionis, com. ge. Liu. A player in interludes: a stage player.
    Exibilatur & exploditur histrio. Cic. The player was clapped and hissed out of place.
    Curare histriones. Plaut.
    Leuis ars & scena histrionum. Cic. The sclender arte and trade of stage players.
    Histriones clari. Cic. Comœdiarum histrio. Plin.

  3. histrio (Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)

    Histrio, onis, m. g. A player in enterludes, a stageplayer.

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