pythoness

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Against this doom Genevi�ve Tabouis, ex-political pythoness of Paris' Leftist L'Oeuvre, for seven years waged a one-woman struggle, of which these memoirs are a record.

From Time Magazine Archive

Liszt's attitude at the piano, like that of a pythoness, has been remarked again and again.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

And the young lady, after smilingly chiding her for her simple proceeding, taught her to smile also at the ill words of the pythoness.

From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

Richard sought Bess; he saw much of the pythoness now.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

There was a break, as if the pythoness had uttered the oracle, and now the woman went on, in a rhapsody-wearied voice: 'And you see, Rupert isn't this, he isn't.

From Women in Love by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)