Ephydriad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛˈfɪdɹɪad/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ephydriad is a noun meaning (rare) A dryad, a water nymph.
Meaning
(rare) A dryad, a water nymph.
Example Sentences
'Tis there the Ephydriads haunt;—there, where a gap / Betwixt a heap of tree-tops, hollow and dun, / Shews where the waters run, / And whence the fountain's tongue begins to lap.
in the golden dusty summer [we] tramped down into the verdant valley, even then a haunt of every leafy spirit and the blue-eyed ephydriads, now Nature's slimy wound with spikes of blackened bone […].
Word Forms
- ephydriads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dryade, dryad, hamadryad, naiad, nymph, zephyrette.
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