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wood nymph

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Definition of wood nymph

as in nymph

a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors wood nymphs were usually conceived as being both beautiful and amorous

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Recent Examples of wood nymph Stark put a dreamy twist on her baby pink wings, delivering a real-life fairy fantasy with her soft makeup, sculptural hair and gauzy peach matching set worthy of a wood nymph. — Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023 Imagining oneself as a wood nymph wearing a bold lip and loud peasant dress doesn’t totally ward off unwanted attention. — New York Times, 30 July 2021 Congrats to real-life wood nymph Taylor Swift! — Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2021 Lymph rhymes with wood nymph. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 Sam and Dean discover a wood nymph who is determined to protect her family at any cost. — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020 Natalie Image, Simone McIntosh, Ashley Dixon, Philip Horst, Laura Krumm and Andrew Manea play assorted wood nymphs and forest denizens. — Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019 Actors disguised as forest creatures, wood nymphs and deer, scampered about as the 850 students came to step away for one night from the horrific event that rocked all of their young lives. — Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018

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Theron plays the nymph Calypso, who keeps Odysseus enchanted on her island for seven years.

— Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The Odyssey also features the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) and Penelope’s sniveling suitor, Antinous (Robert Pattinson), who is seeking to marry the queen and become the ruler of Ithaca.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

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Her bodycon mermaid skirt was covered in diagonal rows of slits, exposing glimpses of her legs, hips, and butt.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Fallon held up a 25-year-old photo of the actress and producer — who originally portrayed Elle Woods — rocking a spaghetti-strap pink fishnet mermaid dress.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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