Crossword-Solution: NERISSA
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| NERISSA | anagram | AIRNESS, ARSINES, RESNAIS |
We have 22 clues for the answer “NERISSA”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Portia's confidante. | 1 answer |
| Wife of Gratiano. | 1 answer |
| Waiting maid to Portia | 1 answer |
| Steamer sunk by a U-boat in 1941 | 1 answer |
| Portia, maid of | 1 answer |
| Portia's waiting-maid. | 1 answer |
| Portia's waiting woman | 1 answer |
| Portia's waiting maid. | 1 answer |
| Portia's maid in "The Merchant of Venice" | 1 answer |
| Portia's maid | 1 answer |
| Portia's handmaiden | 1 answer |
| Portia's companion. | 1 answer |
| Portia's clever waiting woman. | 1 answer |
| Portia's clever maid. | 1 answer |
| Maid in "The Merchant of Venice" | 1 answer |
| Gratiano's wife. | 1 answer |
| Gratiano's love in "The Merchant of Venice" | 1 answer |
| Gratiano's bride | 1 answer |
| GRATIANO, wife of | 1 answer |
| Bride of Gratiano. | 1 answer |
| "The Merchant of Venice" maid | 1 answer |
| Shakespearean maid. | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETERA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with NERISSA (5)
Gratiano and Nerissa, Portia's waiting-maid, were in attendance upon their lord and lady, when Portia so gracefully promised to become the obedient wife of Bassanio; and Gratiano, wishing Bassanio and the generous lady joy, desired permission to be married at the same time.
Gratiano then said that he loved the lady Portia's fair waiting gentlewoman Nerissa, and that she had promised to be his wife, if her lady married Bassanio.
Nerissa replied: 'Madam, it is so, if you approve of it.' Portia willingly consenting, Bassanio pleasantly said: 'Then our wedding-feast shall be much honoured by your marriage, Gratiano.' The happiness of these lovers was sadly crossed at this moment by the entrance of a messenger, who brought a letter from Antonio containing fearful tidings.
Portia dressed herself and her maid Nerissa in men's apparel, and putting on the robes of a counsellor, she took Nerissa along with her as her clerk; and setting out immediately, they arrived at Venice on the very day of the trial.
Enter the Prince of Morocco, a tawny Moor all in white, and three or four followers accordingly, with Portia, Nerissa and their train.
Quotes with NERISSA (1)
There are greater things than want and lust, Nerissa," he whispered. "I can't afford those things.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT.
Used 32 times in crossword archives (1942–2017).