Tragedienne

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trag'edienne \Tra`g['e]`dienne"\ (tr[.a]`zh[asl]`dy[e^]n"; Eng.
     tr[.a]*j[=e]"d[i^]*[e^]n`), n. [F.]
     A woman who plays in tragedy.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  tragedienne
       n : an actress who specializes in tragic roles