Cagliostro

American  

[kal-yoh-stroh, kah-lyaws-traw] / kælˈyoʊ stroʊ, kɑˈlyɔs trɔ /

noun

1. Count Alessandro di Giuseppe Balsamo, 1743–95, Italian adventurer and impostor.

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Cagliostro British  

/ kaʎˈʎostro /

noun

1. Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry

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Example Sentences

These stark themes and warm characters flourish in the two-time Kate Greenaway Medalist Gravett’s illustrations, casting shadow-puppet figures over Goreyesque backgrounds and Cagliostro silhouettes.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

So Lupin and Jigen set their sights on the tiny nation of Cagliostro, the rumored origin of these counterfeits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2021

Most people, however, will be familiar with Lupin as he appears in 1979’s The Castle of Cagliostro, the first film directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

From The Verge • Dec. 21, 2020

Mackay then proceeds to regale us with brief biographies of such noted occultists as Roger Bacon, Paracelsus, Dr. Dee, the Comte de St. Germain and Cagliostro.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2019

The field swarmed with charming frauds and con men, such as Cagliostro and the Count of Saint-Germain, who pretended not only to transmute the elements but also to hold the secret of immortality.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan