Abishag
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Abishag
From Late Latin Abisag, from Greek Abiság, from Hebrew Abhīsheg “My father strays”
Example Sentences
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Aging beauty Abishag is the subject, whose story shows that while beauty and fame in Hollywood are fleeting, as with Kate and Tully, friendship sustains.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022
A Robert Frost fan, Heigl named her production company "Abishag" after a lesser-known Frost character in the poem "Provide, Provide."
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022
One can't afford to cuddle an old vendetta, as Abishag dry-nursed old King David.
From A Woman Named Smith by Oemler, Marie Conway
Mr. Vivian Howard nodded the head he was bending over his Abishag.
From Once Aboard the Lugger by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)
It was a landau, and the sun shone in upon Lord Mountclere, with Lady Mountclere sitting beside him, like Abishag beside King David.
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas
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