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BAMBOCCIATA

\bambˌɒksɪˈɑːtə], \bambˌɒksɪˈɑːtə], \b_a_m_b_ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ__ˈɑː_t_ə]\

Definitions of BAMBOCCIATA

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Bambocciata. [It.] A picture, generally grotesque, of common rustic life, such as those of Peter van Lear, seventeenth century, nicknamed the Cripple [It.].

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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