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courtesan liter

dvorna kurtizána

courtesan in the royal court

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She was serving, by this time, as a courtesan to wealthy and powerful men of the day, and she chose her lovers carefully. en.wikipedia.org

In older films, the item number may be performed by a courtesan ("tawaif") dancing for a rich client or as part of a cabaret show. en.wikipedia.org

She was by profession a courtesan and some twenty years his junior. en.wikipedia.org

Because of this, there is still much historical debate over whether certain women in history can be referred to as courtesans. en.wikipedia.org

They represent, respectively, the young girl's, the musician's, and the courtesan's side of the prima donna. en.wikipedia.org

Scholars guess that she was probably a courtesan. en.wikipedia.org

The use of heraldic symbols and decorated elements made visible in public spaces and the representation of courtesan and satiric scenes fulfilled the third one. en.wikipedia.org

In the past also courtesans and daughters of rich merchants, among others, would have their obi tied in this manner. en.wikipedia.org

They often published drawings of waitresses and courtesans. en.wikipedia.org

When referring to those who made their service as a courtesan their main source of income, success was based solely on financial management and longevity. en.wikipedia.org

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