shepherdess
[ shep-er-dis ]
noun
a girl or woman who herds sheep.
a rural girl.
Origin of shepherdess
1usage note For shepherdess
See -ess.
Words Nearby shepherdess
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How to use shepherdess in a sentence
A little shepherdess is guiding them, as anxious to get them in as they are to enter, for this means the end of her day's work.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementAt forty years of age she still preserved almost all her freshness and could be called "the little shepherdess of the Alps."
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheLook at Millet's "shepherdess Spinning," at the head of this chapter, as an example of contre jour.
The Painter in Oil | Daniel Burleigh ParkhurstHarlequin had recruited a columbine and a shepherdess, and he introduced these ladies as partners for the promised minuet.
The Animal Story Book | VariousThe shepherdess wants to be assured of something more substantial than mere affection before she yields to the temptation.
Studies in Folk-Song and Popular Poetry | Alfred M. Williams
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