Isolde

[ ih-sohld, ih-sohl-duh; German ee-zawl-duh ]

/ ɪˈsoʊld, ɪˈsoʊl də; German iˈzɔl də /

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noun

German name of Iseult.

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Words nearby Isolde

isolationism, isolationist, isolative, isolato, Isolda, Isolde, isolecithal, Isolette, isoleucine, isolex, isoline

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How to use Isolde in a sentence

In one version of the story of the doomed lovers, when Tristan is separated from his beloved Isolde, he substitutes her with a golden copy, which he uses as a proxy, confiding in it and kissing it.
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“I learned a lot from doing the film Tristan & Isolde,” Franco told Newsweek.
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It is claimed to have been the “mother” of such love stories and to have influenced the tale of Tristan and Isolde.
Azar Nafisi's Nightstand|Azar Nafisi|June 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Different in many respects as good can be from evil—in one, those two were as fairly matched as Thiodolf and Isolde.
Sword and Gown|George A. Lawrence

To so judge literature would be tantamount to loving “Tristan und Isolde” because one is fond of the timbre of horns.
Language|Edward Sapir
Her brows now moved sinuously, and now relaxed as Isolde sang of her longing and quenched the torch for a signal to her lover.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
They were as appropriate to each other as the melodies of a perfect duet, such a love-duet as Tristan and Isolde's.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
Isolde had married the king only to run away from his palace to the ruined castle of the wounded knight.
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British Dictionary definitions for Isolde

Isolde

/ (iˈzɔldə) /

noun

the German name of Iseult

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