单词 | merfolk |
释义 | > as lemmasmerfolk merfolk n. Brit. /ˈməːfəʊk/ , U.S. /ˈmərˌfoʊk/ ΚΠ 1846 Colburn's United Service Mag. June 162 The gravest of the ancients talked of mer-folk, and knew well what they were, otherwise we had never heard of their sirens, and nereids, and tritons. 1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland xx. 349 With regard to the appearance of the merfolk in other countries, I may state [etc.]. 1973 Country Life 29 Nov. 1765 Pairs of putti, or rather merfolk with fishtails. 2001 D. J. Conway Wicca xiv. 105 European folklore says that Mer-folk are human-looking down to the hips, with large flukes on a fish's tail. < as lemmas |
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