What is a male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. Swift called?
castrato — A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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