nymph+of+the+woods

  • 1The Woods Out Back — is a 1993 book by R. A. Salvatore. It is part of the Spearwielder s Tales series.Plot introduction The Woods Out Back is the story of a young man who one day wakes up in a magical land called Farie. He must wear the armor of a legendary warrior… …

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  • 2The Faerie Queene — is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser, published first in three books in 1590, and later in six books in 1596. The Faerie Queene is notable for its form: it was the first work written in Spenserian stanza. It is an allegorical work, written… …

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  • 3The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus — Infobox Book | name = The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = L. Frank Baum illustrator = Mary Cowles Clark cover artist = country = United States language = English series =… …

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  • 4The Lightning Thief — infobox Book | name = The Lightning Thief image caption = The Lightning Thief author = Rick Riordan illustrator = John Rocco cover artist = country = United States Canada language = English series = Percy Jackson and the Olympians genre = Modern… …

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  • 5wood nymph — noun a deity or nymph of the woods • Syn: ↑dryad • Hypernyms: ↑nymph • Hyponyms: ↑hamadryad * * * noun 1. : a nymph living in woods called also …

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  • 6Wood nymph — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …

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  • 7nymph´like´ — nymph «nihmf», noun. 1. a lesser Greek and Roman goddess of nature, who lived in seas, rivers, springs, fountains, hills, woods, or trees. 2. a beautiful or graceful young woman: »Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remember d (Shakespeare). 3.… …

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  • 8wood nymph — wood′ nymph n. 1) myt a nymph of the woods; dryad 2) ent a brown satyr butterfly, Cercyonis pegala, having a broad yellow band and black and white eyespots on each front wing • Etymology: 1570–80 …

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  • 9wood nymph — 1. (esp. in legend) a nymph of the woods; dryad. 2. a brown satyr butterfly, Minois alope, having a broad yellow band and black and white eyespots on each front wing. 3. any of several Central and South American hummingbirds, esp. of the genus… …

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  • 10wood-nymph — n. Hamadryad, dryad, nymph of the woods …

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