OREAD

Oread

(noun) (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oread (plural oreads or oreades)

(Greek mythology) A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.

Anagrams

• E-road, O'Dare, Roade, adore, dorea, oared

Source: Wiktionary


O"re*ad, n. Etym: [L. Oreas, -adis, Gr. oréade.] (Class. Myth.)

Definition: One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes. Like a wood nymph light, Oread or Dryad. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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