Ethiop
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Ethiop
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Aethiops < Greek Aithíops
Example Sentences
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Then, with crimson gems aflame Through the door the three kings came, And the black Ethiop unrolled The richly broidered cloth of gold, And pourèd forth before thee there Gold and frankincense and myrrh!
From Collected Poems Volume One by Alfred Noyes
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 The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
Then listen," went on the Ethiop; "I care for the dear more than anything else in the world.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis
Sally is just taking note of a finale of the Ethiop choir.
From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan
How fair this Ethiop comes from th' holy fount!
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
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