FAIRIES
\fˈe͡əɹɪz], \fˈeəɹɪz], \f_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ_z]\
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[Fr.] Imaginary beings, belonging chiefly to the mythology of the Celtic tribes of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. They are small in size, and are sometimes seen by human eyes. Mortals have sometimes been decoyed into fairyland, as in the case of Thomas the Rimer of Ercildoune.
By Henry Percy Smith
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