wood nymph

noun

(especially in legend) a nymph of the woods; dryad.

a brown satyr butterfly, Minois alope, having a broad yellow band and black-and-white eyespots on each front wing.

any of several Central and South American hummingbirds, especially of the genus Thalurania.

Origin of wood nymph

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby wood nymph

woodman, wood meadow grass, Woodmere, wood mouse, woodnote, wood nymph, wood opal, wood owl, woodpecker, wood pewee, wood pigeon

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Example sentences from the Web for wood nymph

She was not a wood-nymph of old mythology, but an incarnation of the spirit of youth that all morning had pursued him.
The Gilded Man|Clifford Smyth
Upon the huge rock at the centre was the Wood-nymph, who held in her hand a pine torch which burned in a big red flame.
Tell Me Another Story|Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Overhead,940 Hung a lush scene of drooping weeds, and spread Thick, as to curtain up some wood-nymph's home.
Endymion|John Keats
What would that dear lady think about Madge Brierly, wood-nymph, rustic phenomenon?
In Old Kentucky|Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey

"You can't be a wood-nymph if you have to wear rubbers," was her decision.
Anne Of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for wood nymph

wood nymph

noun

one of a class of nymphs fabled to inhabit the woods, such as a dryad

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单词	wood nymph
释义	wood nymph noun (especially in legend) a nymph of the woods; dryad. a brown satyr butterfly, Minois alope, having a broad yellow band and black-and-white eyespots on each front wing. any of several Central and South American hummingbirds, especially of the genus Thalurania. Origin of wood nymph First recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby wood nymph woodman, wood meadow grass, Woodmere, wood mouse, woodnote, wood nymph, wood opal, wood owl, woodpecker, wood pewee, wood pigeon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wood nymph She was not a wood-nymph of old mythology, but an incarnation of the spirit of youth that all morning had pursued him. The Gilded Man\|Clifford Smyth Upon the huge rock at the centre was the Wood-nymph, who held in her hand a pine torch which burned in a big red flame. Tell Me Another Story\|Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Overhead,940 Hung a lush scene of drooping weeds, and spread Thick, as to curtain up some wood-nymph's home. Endymion\|John Keats What would that dear lady think about Madge Brierly, wood-nymph, rustic phenomenon? In Old Kentucky\|Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey "You can't be a wood-nymph if you have to wear rubbers," was her decision. Anne Of Avonlea\|Lucy Maud Montgomery British Dictionary definitions for wood nymph wood nymph noun one of a class of nymphs fabled to inhabit the woods, such as a dryad Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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