Ethiop
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Ethiop
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Aethiops < Greek Aithíops
Example Sentences
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What could equal Romeo’s reaction at his first sight of Juliet: “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night / Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear — Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!”
From Washington Post
How fair this Ethiop comes from th' holy fount!
From Project Gutenberg
He appeared as an immense Ethiop, with sharp visage and ample beard.
From Project Gutenberg
Aragáwi raised the dead—the fingers of Likános flamed like tapers of fire—Samuel rode upon his lion; and thus the kingdom of Arwé, the old serpent of Ethiop, was utterly overthrown.
From Project Gutenberg
But the glory had departed from the house of Ethiop, her power had been prostrated before the mighty conqueror, and his wild band; and the Galla hordes, pouring into the richest provinces, from southern central Africa, re-erected heathen shrines during the reign of anarchy, and rose and flourished on her ruins.
From Project Gutenberg
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