Shepherdess

Definitions

1. A female shepherd.
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2. A large and deep armchair with a cushion.

Equivalents

Examples

“I thought it a crime to refuse⟳ nature the maintenance of a life much more grievous than death. I changed my* dress for the simple habit of a shepherdess, and embraced this state as my only refuge; since that time all my consolation has been to weep⟳ over this grave, which shall be my own⟳.”

“A Faithful Shepherdess”

“September 2014, New York Film Festival to Revive Paul Grimault’s Animated Classic IndieWire the satirical The King And The Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep⟳ and shepherdess on the run⟳ from a tyrannical king”

“November 2014, It’s Taken Decades, But the Surreal Animated Film The King and the Mockingbird Is Finally Here Vulture The king is in love⟳ with a beautiful shepherdess in a painting on his wall, but she herself is in love⟳ with the handsome chimney sweep⟳ in the painting beside her.”

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