- sea-maid
- or sea-maiden noun Date: 1584 mermaid; also a goddess or nymph of the sea
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sea-maid
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Sea-maid — n. 1. The mermaid. [1913 Webster] 2. A sea nymph. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea-maid — sea′ maid or sea′ maid en n. 1) mermaid 2) myt a goddess or nymph of the sea • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
sea-maid — [sē′mād΄] n. 1. a mermaid 2. a sea nymph or goddess: Also sea maiden … English World dictionary
sea maid — sea maid, 1. = mermaid. (Cf. ↑mermaid) 2. a goddess or nymph of the sea … Useful english dictionary
sea-maid — /see mayd /, n. 1. a mermaid. 2. a goddess or nymph of the sea. Also, sea maiden /see mayd n/. [1580 90; SEA + MAID] * * * … Universalium
sea maid — n. mermaid; nymph of the sea; goddess of the sea … English contemporary dictionary
sea-maid — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also sea maiden ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : mermaid; also : a goddess or nymph of the sea … Useful english dictionary
sea-maid — n. 1. Mermaid, siren. 2. Sea nymph, water nymph … New dictionary of synonyms
sea-maiden — sea maid·en (sēʹmād n) also sea maid ( mād ) n. Mythology A mermaid or sea nymph. * * * … Universalium
sea maiden — sea maiden, = sea maid. (Cf. ↑sea maid) … Useful english dictionary
