Ethiope

Ethiope

1. Alternative form of Ethiop.
   • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:

     I'll hold my mind, were she an Ethiope.

   • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 331:

     You can find an Ethiope in the earliest books. We are older than this Roman culture youʼre so proud of.

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