See Also: opera seria(dictionary)
Opera(medicine)
opera(encyclopedia)
opera(dictionary)
opera(dictionary)
OPERA(tourism)
soap opera(dictionary)
Opera Garnier(tourism)
Phantom of the Opera, The(dictionary)
Threepenny Opera, The(dictionary)

cooler (iou) and opera seria (iou)


cooler (iou)



cooler noun. L16.
[from COOL verb + -ER1.]
Something that cools or makes cool (lit. & fig.); N. Amer. a refrigerator, an insulated picnic-box, jug, etc. L16.
b. A cooling medicine (arch.); a cooling drink; a long drink, now esp. one containing some alcohol or for mixing with alcohol; a mixture of Wine and soda-water, a spritzer. E17.
A vessel in which something is cooled; spec. one used for cooling the wort in brewing, or for crystallizing the syrup in sugar-refining. L16.
b. Something which cools water; a place where or machine from which cool drinking-water is available. N. Amer. M19.
A prison, a prison cell. slang. L19.

opera seria (iou)



opera seria noun phr. . L19.
[Italian = serious opera.]
A type of opera prevalent in the 18th cent., with elaborate arias and usu. based on mythological themes; an example of this. Cf. TRAGeDIE LYRIQUE.