shepherdess

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Recent Examples of shepherdess The thoughtful decor features pendant lamps inspired by traditional Rwandan headdresses, crafted by local fashion designer Joselyne Umutoniwase, and tasseled armchairs that riff on the traditional Rwandan shepherdess skirts. Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025 Others, such as the fictional shepherdess Marcela in Don Quixote, decided to lead a life of solitude and freedom away from both men and the confines of the convent. Literary Hub, 19 May 2025 There’s also an impressive 1836 drawing of a young shepherdess by Jules Dupre, acquired by the museum in 2009 as part of a bequest from collector Muriel Butkin. Steven Litt, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023 And Angela Chatelain Avila entertainingly plays most of the play’s female roles, including the neighbor’s gentle-natured wife Beryl, a boy servant, a maid and a shepherdess. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022 Upon being discovered, the Chilean is taken prisoner but his life is spared when it is revealed that the shepherdess is expecting his child. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Westwood said her collection was inspired by Boucher’s Daphnis and Chloe, a painting based upon the ancient Greek tale of a shepherd and shepherdess who fall in love without knowing what love is. Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherdess
Noun
  • Witnesses said the men tried siccing a German shepherd on CBS News Chicago's photojournalist while yelling racial slurs, but the dog did not obey the command.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Quasi, a German shepherd around 13 years old, was found wandering on his own.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • His father was a sheepherder on Iceland’s northern coast who moved to Denmark, studied with Niels Bohr, immigrated to the United States, and worked on the Apollo missions.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • Rather than escape, the sheepherder accepts his death.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The cowboy thanks the bartender and rides off into the sunset.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Lean into desert dressing with cowboy-core and micro shorts; embrace your boho dreams in flowy dresses and ruffles; or match the city grit with an oversized leather jacket and low-rise jeans.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • It’s attributed to a cowherd named Caedmon, who is thought to have composed the poem in a burst of inspiration following a religious dream.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
  • The sculpture depicts Krishna, the protector, raising a mountain with his left arm to shield cowherds from the wrathful storm unleashed by Indra—a pivotal motif in Khmer art.
    Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Logan Marshall-Green as Melanthius Melanthius is a perfidious goatherd who sides with Antinous.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Pagnol returns to Marseille and is greeted by his brother Paul, a goatherd.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Eastwood portrayed Rowdy Yates, the young cowhand who eventually matures into a leader.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Residents and visitors will line the streets to watch cowhands from various ranches herd more than 30 Longhorns through town, a tradition dating back to when the parade was a downtown cattle drive.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The picture-perfect cowman’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than in Cattlemen’s Steakhouse.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The reply of my friend and hunting companion was one of those quaint, rasping epithets which only a cowman can manage when everything has gone wrong.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman, which resembles a giant kite more than a herdsman.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
  • The alphorn is a long wooden instrument traditionally used by herdsmen in the Alps.
    Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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“Shepherdess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherdess. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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