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nymphean, a.|nɪmˈfiːən|
[f. Gr. νυµϕαῖ-ος of or belonging to a nymph + -an. Cf. F. nymphéen.]
Of or belonging to a nymph or nymphs; nymph-like.
a1758Dyer Ruins of Rome Poems (1761) 42 Flow'ry bow'rs they seek,..Or cool Nymphean grots. 1816G. S. Faber Orig. Pagan Idol. III. 219 The description of the cavern is taken from the nymphean grotto and its subterraneous stream. 1874T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. iii. 27 Without throwing a Nymphean tissue over a milk⁓maid. 1881Cable Mme. Delphine ii, The cultivation of..nymphean grace and beauty. |