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Foreadmonish
Foreadmonish Fore`ad*mon"ish, v. t. To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event. --Bp. Hall.
Foreadvise
Foreadvise Fore`ad*vise", v. t. To advise or counsel before the time of action, or before the event. --Shak.
Marasmius Oreades
Fairy Fair"y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fairies. 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden. Fairy bird (Zo["o]l.), the Euoropean little tern (Sterna minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern. Fairy bluebird. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bluebird. Fairy martin (Zo["o]l.), a European swallow (Hirrundo ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs. Fairy rings or circles, the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances. Fairy shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod crustacean (Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions. The name is sometimes applied to similar American species. Fairy stone (Paleon.), an echinite.
Marasmius oreades
Champignon Cham*pi"gnon, n. [F., a mushroom, ultimately fr. L. campus field. See Camp.] (Bot.) An edible species of mushroom (Agaricus campestris). Fairy ring champignon, the Marasmius oreades, which has a strong flavor but is edible.
Oreades
Oreades O*re"a*des, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See Satyr, 2.
Toreador
Toreador To"re*a*dor`, n. [Sp.,fr. torear to fight bulls, fr.L. taurus a bull.] A bullfighter.

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- In Gr**** mythology, Oreads (/ˈɔːriˌæd, ˈɔːriəd/; Ancient Gr****: Ὀρειάς, romanized: Oreiás) or Orestiads (/ɔːˈrɛstiˌæd, -iəd/; Ὀρεστιάδες, Orestiádes) are...
- "Oread" is a poem by Hilda Doolittle, originally published under the name H. D. Imagiste. It is one of her earliest and best-known poems, and was first...
- Mount Oread /ˈɔːri.æd/ is a hill in Lawrence, Kansas, upon which the University of Kansas, and parts of the city of Lawrence, Kansas, are located. It...
- An Oread is a type of nymph in Gr**** mythology. Oread may also refer to: Oread (poem), a poem by Hilda Doolittle Oread Limestone, construction stone from...
- Oread Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Ореада, romanized: ezero Oreada, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈorɛˈadɐ]) is the oval-shaped 220 m long in southeast–northwest direction and...
- The Oread Institute was a women's college founded in Worcester, M****achusetts in 1849 by Eli Thayer. Before its closing in 1934, it was one of the oldest...
- nymphs), the Nereids (sea nymphs), the Oceanids (ocean nymphs), and the Oreads (mountain nymphs). Other nymphs included the Hesperides (evening nymphs)...
- The Oread Limestone is a geologic unit of formation rank within the Shawnee Group throughout much of its extent. It is exposed in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri...
- In Gr**** mythology and folklore, Chelone (Ancient Gr****: Χελώνη, romanized: Khelṓnē, lit. 'tortoise, turtle') is an insolent nymph who lived by a running...
- The Oreads (French: Les Oréades) is an oil painting by the French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau, painted in 1902. Its dimensions are 236 × 182 cm.[citation...