Sylphid

/ˈsɪlfɪd/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young or little sylph. poetic

    "Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear."

Example

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"Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear."

Etymology

From French sylphide. By surface analysis, sylph + -id.

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