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shepherdess

[shep-er-dis] / ˈʃɛp ər dɪs /


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He is lamenting the death of his wife, Seleuce, who is not actually dead but also on Cyprus, pretending to be a shepherdess and looking for him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Channel 5 controller Ben Frow recently said Our Yorkshire Farm, which follows North Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen and her family, was the broadcaster's most successful factual programme ever.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2021

In the celebrated “Alto Giove” from Porpora’s “Polifemo,” Ms. Hallenberg raptly intones Aci’s ravishing prayer of thanksgiving to Jupiter for bestowing on him the shepherdess Galatea.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2020

But it’s an older character—Bo Peep, a ceramic shepherdess in a yearslong flirtation with Sheriff Woody—who’s the film’s greatest delight and most original creation.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2019

She caught sight of the little shepherdess standing at the bottom of the stairs.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo


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