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Mermaids

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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i. e . sea-maids and sea-men), a class of beings fabled to inhabit the sea, with a human body as far as the waist, ending in the tail of a fish; the females of them represented above the surface of the sea combing their long hair with one hand and holding a mirror with the other; they are supposed to be endowed with the gift of prophecy, and are of an amorous temper.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Mermaids'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/mermaids.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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