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naïd Myth.|ˈneɪɪd|
[f. L. Nāïd-, Gr. νᾱϊδ-, stem of Nāis νᾱΐς, var. of νᾱϊάς: see naiad.]
†1. A naiad. Obs. rare.
1617Drummond of Hawthornden Forth Feasting A 3 b, O Naïd's deare, (said they) Napæas faire,..Nymphes which on Hills repaire. 1717Fenton Poems 147 To this dear Solitude the Naïds bring Their faithful Urns to form a silver Spring.
2. Zool. A river-mussel. rare.
1851Woodward Manual of the Mollusca 273 Like other fresh-water shells the Naïds are often extensively eroded by the carbonic acid dissolved in the water they inhabit. |