Ordonez
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1932–1998, Spanish bullfighter.
Historical Examples
Then stepped forward ordonez, the chief matador, with the long sword and the scarlet cape.
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ordonez stepped in front of the bull and lowered his scarlet cloth to the ground.
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When ordonez moved the cloth on the ground, the bull forgot the sword and lowered his head to smell the cloth.
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Five times ordonez essayed the thrust, and each time the sword went but part way in or struck bone.
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ordonez stamped his foot in the sand, and cried out, and waved the scarlet cloth.
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