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  2. Street performance - Wikipedia

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    The term busking was first noted in the English language around the middle 1860s in Great Britain. The verb to busk, from the word busker, comes from the Spanish root word buscar, with the meaning "to seek". [3] The Spanish word buscar in turn evolved from the Indo-European word *bhudh-skō ("to win, conquer"). [4]

  3. Buskin - Wikipedia

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    A buskin is a knee- or calf-length boot made of leather or cloth, enclosed by material, and laced, from above the toes to the top of the boot, and open across the toes. [ 1 ] The word buskin, only recorded in English since 1503 meaning "half boot", is of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French brousequin (in modern French brodequin ) or ...

  4. Comedy and tragedy masks - Wikipedia

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    Melpomene means a celebration of dance and song, while Thalia comes from the Greek thallein meaning to flourish or be verdant. [1] They are often depicted wearing the sock and buskin, which have also come to represent comedy and tragedy, and the masks are thus sometimes referred to as Sock and Buskin. [3] [better source needed]

  5. Do you know the difference between Latino, Hispanic and Spanish?

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    So what does Hispanic mean? Hispanic is a term that refers to people of Spanish speaking origin or ancestry. Think language -- so if someone is from Spanish speaking origin or ancestry, they can ...

  6. Sock and buskin - Wikipedia

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    The sock and buskin, like the comedy and tragedy masks, are associated with two Greek Muses, Melpomene and Thalia.Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, is often depicted wearing buskins and holding the mask of tragedy, while Thalia, the Muse of comedy, is often depicted wearing the comic's socks and holding the mask of comedy.

  7. Boot (torture) - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish boot was an iron casing for the leg and foot. Wood or iron wedges were hammered in between the casing and the victim's flesh. A similar device, commonly referred to as a shin crusher, squeezed the calf between two curved iron plates, studded with spikes, teeth, and knobs, to fracture the tibia and fibula.

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1307 on Thursday, January 16 ...

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    Hints and the solution for today's Wordle on Thursday, January 16.

  9. List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin - Wikipedia

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    Documented Nahuatl words in the Spanish language (mostly as spoken in Mexico and Mesoamerica), also called Nahuatlismos include an extensive list of words that represent (i) animals, (ii) plants, fruit and vegetables, (iii) foods and beverages, and (iv) domestic appliances. Many of these words end with the absolutive suffix "-tl" in Nahuatl.