Desdemona

Proper noun

Meaning

Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.

(astronomy) An inner moon of the planet Uranus.

(astronomy) 666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908.

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Examples

I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona. Shari Sebbens

'Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE. Desdemona is the part that everyone wants, but Iago's wife Emilia is the one I've always been drawn to. Michelle Dockery

Act III Iago now persuades Othello to be suspicious of Cassio and Desdemona. Source: Internet

Also starring Matthew Deslippe as Iago, Christine Horne as Desdemona, Graham Abbey as Cassio. Source: Internet

"Diana's lip is not more smooth and rubious" * Speaking of his wife, Desdemona, Othello the Moor says, "Her name that was as fresh as Diana's visage, is now begrim'd and black as my own face." Source: Internet

Andre rolled but Smoker booted him once more, then grabbed Desdemona and lobbed her at him. Source: Internet

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