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shepherdess

[shep-er-dis] / ˈʃɛp ər dɪs /


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The stories of her dressing as a shepherdess and milking the royal cows are probably no truer than the claim that she said, “Let them eat brioche.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Her mother was a shepherdess, although her failing health meant she couldn't go to the pastures this year.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

But it’s an older character—Bo Peep, a ceramic shepherdess in a yearslong flirtation with Sheriff Woody—who’s the film’s greatest delight and most original creation.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2019

Hence the opening shot, jolting and handheld, in which we share van Gogh’s point of view as he approaches a shepherdess and her flock on a country track and asks if he can sketch her.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2018

He went down the stairs and past the little shepherdess.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo




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