ice maiden

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noun

a beautiful but aloof woman

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Words nearby ice maiden

Iceland moss, Iceland poppy, Iceland spar, ice lolly, ice machine, ice maiden, icemaker, iceman, ice milk, ice-minus, ice needle

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How to use ice maiden in a sentence

Both Giddiness and the Ice-Maiden seize a man as an octopus seizes all within its reach.
Rudy and Babette|Hans Christian Andersen
Vertigo and the Ice-Maiden seize on men as the polypus clutches at all within its reach.
The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales.|Hans Christian Andersen
The Ice-Maiden rode on the blustering wind over the deepest valleys.
The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales.|Hans Christian Andersen
The Rhone, which rushes forth from its source, has under the green glacier the palace of the Ice-Maiden.
The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales.|Hans Christian Andersen

The Ice-Maiden gave him a kiss, which made him shiver from head to foot and he gave a cry of pain.
The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales.|Hans Christian Andersen