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nixie

1

[ nik-see ]

noun

  1. a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.


nixie

2

[ nik-see ]

noun

, German Folklore.
  1. a female water spirit.

nixie

/ ˈnɪksɪ /

noun

  1. German myth a female water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nixie1

First recorded in 1880–85; nix 1 + -ie

Origin of nixie2

1810–20; < German Nixe ( Middle High German nickese, Old High German nicchessa; nix 2 ), perhaps construed at time of borrowing as nix 2 + -ie
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nixie1

C19: see nix
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Example Sentences

This is the first of the popular Nixie Bunny Books which have been read wherever there are children.

When my poor, noble, unselfish boy is sacrificing himself—for you don't suppose he can have any affection for a Water-nixie?

He achieved the sale more readily because of the newspaper controversy aroused by the Nixie.

Barbara stooped suddenly to pat Nixie, hiding her wounded face in his glossy curls.

"Let me help you get the plants in, and I'll settle with the boy, because it's all Nixie's fault," said the young doctor.

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