Crossword clues for talma
talma
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Talma \Tal"ma\, n.; pl. Talmas. [Prob. so called from Talma, a French actor.]
A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies.
A similar garment worn formerly by gentlemen.
Wiktionary
n. (context dated English) A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak.
Wikipedia
Talma may mean:
People- François-Joseph Talma (1763–1826), French actor
- Talma (magician) (1861–1944), female illusionist and wife of Servais Le Roy
- Syb Talma (1864–1916), Dutch politician
- Louise Talma (1906–1996), French-born US composer
- Meindert Talma (born 1968), Dutch musician
- Gábor Talmácsi (born 1981), Hungarian motorcycle racer nicknamed Talma
- Talma, Indiana, a US unincorporated community
- Talma Ski, a small ski resort in Finland
- Talma (village), a small village in Sipoo, Finland
- Eastern Talma, a common name of the butterflyfish species Chelmonops truncatus
- Western Talma, a common name of the butterflyfish species Chelmonops curiosus
- Talma (horse), won the St. Leger Stakes in 1951
- talma (article of clothing) (obs.) a kind of sleeveless cloak (named after François Joseph Talma) 1
- Talma, a Peruvian company specialized in airport services
Talma was the stage name of Mary Ann Ford (1861 – July 13, 1944), a female magician who is best known for performing with her husband Servais Le Roy in the act "Le Roy, Talma & Bosco". Talma was born in England while her husband was Belgian. She became accomplished at performing sleight of hand and manipulation acts, especially coin manipulation, and she was often billed as "The Queen of Coins". As a performer, she adopted the name Mercedes Talma but was generally known just as Talma. Talma was taught magic by Le Roy and although being an assistant she was known for her own coins tricks including the "Out of the ear" trick and "Talma's travelling coin." Eventually she was known as "The Queen Of Coins." She formed a long-running stage partnership with her husband and their colleague Leon Bosco. They named their act "The Comedians de Mephisto Co" but they were much better known as Le Roy, Talma & Bosco. Le Roy is credited with devising the Asrah levitation illusion, which he and Talma first performed in London in 1914.
Talma, also known as Talma II, (1948 – after 1969) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes. After winning his first two races in France he started second favourite for the St Leger and won by a margin conservatively recorded as ten lengths despite misbehaving before the race. He recorded his only other win of any consequence when he took the Cumberland Lodge Stakes. He raced until the age of five and was then exported to South America where he had moderate success as a breeding stallion.
Usage examples of "talma".
She thought a brief, hard curse against Lord Gambin and slid the talma gently from her shoulders, spreading it over the mantelpiece to dry.
She finished her wine, put the cup on the mantelpiece, and, gathering her talma and saddlebags, asked to be shown to a room.
She checked the capacious pockets of the talma, settled it over her shoulders, and twisted her long brown hair into a knot at the nape of her neck, pinning it in place.
She tugged at the talma, tucking and pressing it into a more manageable shape for riding.
She looked at him a moment, shook her head, and knelt to make sure the front seam of the talma was sealed.
Weary and bemused, she made a bag of her own talma, pulled the hood well over her head, and resolutely thought about catching rabbits until she fell asleep.
Taking the map from her talma, she spread it over her knees and made notes with one hand, a leg of rabbit clenched in the other.
She woke early and lay in the warm sack of her talma, trying to believe that her fears were groundless.
She shuddered and kicked at the bottom of the talma, stood, and marched off behind the rocks to relieve herself.
Lyeth took their saddlebags into the public room and dumped them near the mantel, adding her talma to the cloaks already spread to dry.
Lyeth tucked her talma close about her neck as she turned to the corral.
She opened it and dropped her bags on the floor, unclasping her talma and throwing it over them.
Lyeth took her bags and talma through the brown velvet curtain into her bedroom.
She emptied her saddlebags into the laundry basket, shoved her travel box onto the mantelpiece, and tossed her talma over the back of a chair.
Lyeth hunched her shoulders, urging the front of her talma closed over the scuffs on her riding boots and the stain on the left breast of her tunic.