FAIRY
\fˈe͡əɹi], \fˈeəɹi], \f_ˈeə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of FAIRY
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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An imaginary being, said to assume a human form, and to influence the fate of man.
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Of or belonging to fairies.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Of or belonging to fairies; fairylike; unreal.
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An imaginary being or spirit of diminutive size, conceived to assume a human form, dance in meadows, steal infants, and play a variety of pranks in a spirit of humour rather than mischief; an enchantres.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
