Thisbe

/ ˈθɪzbɪ /

noun

1. See Pyramus and Thisbe

Example Sentences

A good deal of the acting of the students within the play recalls the rude mechanicals in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” bumbling through the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe.

From Los Angeles Times

Members of the group Uprising of the Last Generation glued themselves to Nicolas Poussinthe’s 1651 painting “Landscape during a Thunderstorm with Pyramus and Thisbe” at the Staedel Museum in Frankfurt on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

She said they set out to tell the story of Luisa Calderon, the best-known of Picton's victims, as well as two other slaves - Present and Thisbe.

From BBC

I don’t mean that figuratively: The actor mimes his arrival in “Pyramus and Thisbe” as if it’s by motorcycle.

From Washington Post

The script itself is lost, save for a few pages from the Pyramus and Thisbe section.

From New York Times