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Dipsas \Dip"sas\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? thirst.]
A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst.
--Milton.(Zo["o]l.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes.
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Usage examples of "dipsas".
In a quiet voice he said, “Do you suppose Dipsas is behind the portents?
It's not the same path Dipsas takes at the start--it's a rabbit warren down there, there's tunnels off every direction and I don't know where half of 'em go.
The spy'd laid out the route while Dipsas and Balila were above ground, so he could use a lantern without risk of being seen.
That Dipsas is a demon from the Underworld and she's tricked your wife into helping her!
Take us to Dipsas and I'll make you a palace gardener in Valles if you're looking for safety.
The frozen, frightened Earl they'd found in the Audience Hall wasn't a man who'd been weaving cunning plots--and Wildulf's hatred of Dipsas, who certainly was involved in the plot, hadn't been feigned.
It's not the same path Dipsas takes at the startit's a rabbit warren down there, there's tunnels off every direction and I don't know where half of 'em go.
In a quiet voice he said, "Do you suppose Dipsas is behind the portents?
The frozen, frightened Earl they'd found in the Audience Hall wasn't a man who'd been weaving cunning plotsand Wildulf's hatred of Dipsas, who certainly was involved in the plot, hadn't been feigned.