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 Noyes, Alfred
One only at my side remained— Beside this Ethiop none; He, moveless as the steed he reined, Behind me sat alone.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James
Dromo, one of his slaves, came to announce to his dread lord that an aged Ethiop was waiting to see him, and Agias did not need to be told that this was Sesostris.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
How fair this Ethiop comes from th' holy fount!
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
But the Ethiop cannot change his skin, nor can any man add a cubit to his stature.
From Hunting Sketches by Trollope, Anthony
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