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shepherdess

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shep·herd·ess  (shpr-ds)
n.
A girl or woman who herds, guards, and tends sheep.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shepherdessshepherdess - a woman shepherd                    
sheepherder, sheepman, shepherd - a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
Translations
shepherdess [ˈʃepədɪs] N → pastora f, zagala f
shepherdess [ˈʃɛpərdɛs] n → bergère f
shepherd's pie n (British) → hachis m Parmentier
shepherdess
n → Schäferin f
shepherdess [ˈʃɛpədɪs] n → pastorella
shepherdess [ˈʃɛpədɪs] n → pastorella


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Now it happened once that the shepherd came to the country where the shepherdess lived.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
Honeythunder to dinner, with a troubled mind (for the discomfiture of the dear old china shepherdess lay heavy on it), and gave his arm to Helena Landless.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
Then was it that the innocent and fair young shepherdess roamed from vale to vale and hill to hill, with flowing locks, and no more garments than were needful modestly to cover what modesty seeks and ever sought to hide.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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