a Swiss woman who made models of people in wax, including famous people who were killed by the guillotine in the French Revolution. In 1802 she established her waxworks, called Madame Tussaud's, in London (1760-1850)
madame tussaud's
Hyphenation
mad·ame tussaud's
Turkish pronunciation
mıdäm tusōz
Pronunciation
/məˈdam to͞oˈsōz/ /məˈdæm tuːˈsoʊz/
Etymology
() After Marie Tussaud (1761-1850), known for sculpting human figures in wax.