: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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Addison Rae wore this stunning and cool Thom Browne mermaid gown, styled by Dara Allen, who’s got a Midas touch on aesthetics right now.
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
On the red carpet, Scherzinger first wore a strapless Dolce & Gabbana jacquard gown with a flared mermaid skirt.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
There was also Joe’s brother Cole and sister-in-law Tiffany, with their two twins dressed as mermaids.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Others are just brilliant feats of glam, like Halsey as a mermaid.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
On the red carpet, Scherzinger first wore a strapless Dolce & Gabbana jacquard gown with a flared mermaid skirt.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
There was also Joe’s brother Cole and sister-in-law Tiffany, with their two twins dressed as mermaids.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Others are just brilliant feats of glam, like Halsey as a mermaid.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mermaid. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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mermaid
noun
mer·maid
ˈmər-ˌmād 
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a woman's body and a fish's tail
Etymology
Middle English mermayde "mermaid," from mere "lake, pool, sea" and mayde "maid"
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