Meanings
- A gallery of realistic figures of famous persons.
.... the other consisted of a Madame Tussaud's galaxy of lay figures, with straw-colored hair and waxy, pink- and-white cheeks.
1896, Halliwell Sutcliffe, The Eleventh Commandment, page 731 more example
The vestibule or entrance hall is a Madame Tussaud's on a small scale, containing the trial of Christ, the Siamese-twins, St. Paul incarcerated
1851, John Delaware Lewis, Across the Atlantic, page 26
Origin
After Marie Tussaud (1761-1850), known for sculpting human figures in wax.
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