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swan maidens

swan maidens is the plural of swan maiden.

Meaning of swan maiden

Noun

swan maiden (plural swan maidens)

  1. A woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms.
    • On the other hand, the kobolds, brownies, and other household sprites who are not merely benign, but helpful, if well treated; the elf-maids who marry mortals, the swan-maidens, and the like, bear the stamp of Teutonic fancy.1883 June 16, The Academy, London, page 416, column 1

Questions about swan maidens

What is swan maidens the plural of?
Swan maidens is the plural of swan maiden.

Words near swan maidens in the dictionary

  1. swan hopper
  2. swan hoppers
  3. swan hopping
  4. Swan Island
  5. swan maiden
  6. swan maidens
  7. swan mark
  8. swan marks
  9. Swan Marsh
  10. swan moth
  11. swan moths

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