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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

O'READ, n. [from Gr. mountain.] A mountain nymph.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English oreades, plural, from Latin oread-, oreas, from Greek oreiad-, oreias, from oreios of a mountain, from oros mountain — more at orient Date: 14th century any of the nymphs of mountains and hills in Greek mythology

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (in Greek and Roman mythology) a mountain nymph. Etymology: ME f. L oreas -ados f. Gk oreias f. oros mountain

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Oread O"re*ad, n. [L. Oreas, -adis, Gr. 'Oreia`s, -a`dos, fr. 'o`ros mountain: cf. F. or['e]ade.] (Class. Myth.) One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes. Like a wood nymph light, Oread or Dryad. --Milton.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Mountain nymph.