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Definition of Naiads
1. naiad [n] - See also: naiad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naiads
Literary usage of Naiads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The former method of development takes place with nymphs and naiads, ...
The Development of the Wings of Nymphs and naiads In insects with a gradual or with ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"The notions and tales of the ancients concerning the naiads resemble, in some
points, those which the northern mythology gives us of the Nixies. ..."
3. The Philadelphia Magazines and Their Contributors, 1741-1850 by Albert Henry Smyth (1892)
"The naiads summon all their sealy crew And at Henlopen anxious wait for you.
But hark, they come ! The Dryads crowd the shore, The waters rise, ..."
4. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"The notions and tales of the ancients concerning the naiads resemble, ...
The naiads are represented as beautiful women, with their heads crowned with ..."
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