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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1501, 1648-1649
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Napea. Plur. Napee and Napeas. [L. Napæa, pl. Napææ, MF. Napée sing. (15th c.), e.m.E. pl. Napeas (1612).] ‘A nymph haunting wooded dells’. — 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. ii. 113.
Nereides, Aones, Napee a1649 Drummond I. 144/89.
O naïds deare … napeas faire, O nymphes of trees
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