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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHEPHERDESS

n.A woman that tends sheep; hence, a rural lass. She put herself into the garb of a sheperdess. Sidney.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHEPHERDESS

SHEPHERDESS Shep "herd *ess, n.

 

Defn: A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass. She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess. Sir P. Sidney.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shepherdess

shep herd ess |ˈSHepərdis ˈʃɛpərdəs | ▶noun a female shepherd. • an idealized or romanticized rustic maiden in pastoral literature.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shepherdess

shepherdess |ˈʃɛpədɪs, ˌʃɛpəˈdɛs | ▶noun a female shepherd. • an idealized or romanticized rustic young woman in pastoral literature.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shepherdess

shep herd ess /ʃépə r dəs |ʃèpədés /名詞 C 女性の羊飼い (｟男女共用 ｠shepherd; →-ess 語法 ).