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Definition: bullfighting from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

(ca. 1753) : the action involved in a bullfight


bullfighting

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
national sport and spectacle of Spain. Called the corrida de toros in Spanish, the bullfight takes place in a large outdoor arena known as the plaza de toros. The object is for one of the bullfighters ( toreros )—the matador—to kill a wild bull, or toro , with a sword. A modern bullfight consists of three stylized parts ( tercios ). When the bull enters the ring, toreros wave capes to prod it to charge; then the picadors administer pic (lance) thrusts, which tire the animal and cause him to lower his head; in the second part, the banderilleros come out and, while on the run, plant banderillas (short barbed sticks) on the withers of the bull; these often spur him into making livelier charges. In the final segment the matador—almost always a man, although some women have entered the sport in recent decades, amid controversy—holds the muleta , a small cloth cape, in one hand, and a sword in the other. Daring passes at the bull work to dominate the animal until it stands with feet square…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
National sport of Spain and also popular in Latin America and S France. Classically, there are six bulls and three matadors, who are assigned two bulls each. Each matador has five assistants - two picadors (mounted on armoured horses) and three peones or banderilleros . A bullfight starts when the…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
national sport and spectacle of Spain. Called the corrida de toros in Spanish, the bullfight takes place in a large outdoor arena known as the plaza de toros. The object is for one of the bullfighters ( toreros )—the matador—to kill a wild bull, or toro , with a sword. A modern bullfight consists of…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Spectacle, popular in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, in which matador s ceremonially taunt, and usually kill, bulls in an arena. Spectacles with bulls were common in ancient Crete, Thessaly, and Rome. In the modern era, Roman amphitheatres were rebuilt and embellished for use as bullrings. The…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
The national sport of Spain (where there are more than 400 bullrings), which is also popular in Mexico, Portugal, and much of Latin America. It involves the ritualized taunting of a bull in a circular ring, until its eventual death at the hands of the matador (bullfighter). Originally popular in…
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Full text Article Bullfighting Scene, 19th C. (oil on canvas)

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Bullfighting Scene, 19th C. (oil on canvas)
Artist: Spanish School, (19th century) Location: Private Collection Credit: Bullfighting Scene, 19th C. (oil on canvas), Spanish School, (19th century) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / The Bridgeman Art Library Dimensions: 33.5x45.7 Date: 19th c. C. Medium: oil on canvas…
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Full text Article Bullfighting (oil on paper)

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Full text Article Bullfighting, 1846 (oil on canvas)

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Full text Article Bullfighting, 1815-16 (red chalk on paper)

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