ondine

[ on-deen, awn-; for 2 also French awn-deen ]

/ ɒnˈdin, ɔn-; for 2 also French ɔ̃ˈdin /

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noun

(initial capital letter, italics) a play (1939) by Jean Giraudoux.

(initial capital letter, italics) a ballet (1958) choreographed by Frederick Ashton, with musical score by Hans W. Henze.

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How to use ondine in a sentence

Looking towards the quarter from which it came, he again saw the "Ondine of Paris."
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The poor Ondine shrank back for a moment, blushing up to her temples.
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
This waterwitch, sculptured originally by Blacker, is properly called "Ondine."
Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c.|William Blacker
At first I thought it was an optical delusion, or a fairy scene raised by the magic power of Ondine, the queen of the waters.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer

Nay, did I not see Mademoiselle shake hands with the Ondine?
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton