oread

[ awr-ee-ad, ohr‐ ]

/ ˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr‐ /

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noun

Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.

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Origin of oread

<Latin Orēad- (stem of Orēas) <Greek Oreiad- (stem of Oreiás), noun use of oreiás of the mountains, equivalent to órei(os) of the mountains (derivative of óros mountain) + -as feminine patronymic suffix

Words nearby oread

Ordos, Ordovician, ordure, Ordzhonikidze, ore, oread, orebody, ore bridge, Örebro, orecchiette, orectic

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How to use oread in a sentence

She looked now like an Oread aswoon in the midday heats, pure of thought or dread or memory.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
Once again, O wondrous Oread, I drink in delighted the sweet effulgence of your rays.
Lady Eureka, v. 3 (of 3)|Robert Folkestone Williams
The Tremenheeres give a tennis party; hie you to it, and if this Oread of yours be mortal, she will surely there be found.
A Mock Idyl|Percy Ross
Echo was a beautiful Oread, fond of the woods and hills, a favorite of Diana, whom she attended in the chase.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley

The Oread's body was sanguine brown, only her breast, which I saw half-revealed through a slit in her smock, was snowy white.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for oread

oread

/ (ˈɔːrɪˌæd) /

noun

Greek myth a mountain nymph

Word Origin for oread

C16: via Latin from Greek Oreias, from oros mountain

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