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Thestylis
Any rustic maiden. In the Idylls of Theocritos,
Thestylis is a young female slave.
And then in baste her bower she leaves,
With Thestylis to bind the sheaves.
Milton: L'Allegro.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Thestylis from Infoplease:
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