Definition of Orad

Definition of Orad

O"re*ad (?), n. [L. Oreas, - adis, Gr. 'Oreia`s, -a`dos, fr. 'o`ros mountain: cf. F. oréade.] (Class. Myth.) One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.

Like a wood nymph light,
Oread or Dryad.

Milton.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(Greek mythology)Mountain nymph. An anthropomorphic appearence of the spirit of a mountain.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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