nereids

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A form of nereid — A youthful and pretty bather.

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nereids1

noun
  1. pluralplural of nereid
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    Fashion may court the attachés to an embassy for the sake of their presence and perfumes at a party;—revolutions may occasion an interchange of deputations from the Rotunda to Mesdames les Poissardes—those political nereids who preside over the fish-market, and assist any "glorious cause" that may be in hand:—but these moments of fashion and favour are few and far between, and not very sincere at the best of times.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 269–270

Nereids2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Nereid

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

nereids. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nereids

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“nereids.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nereids. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nereids,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nereids.

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