faerie
AmericanOr faery
noun
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the land of fairies
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enchantment
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of faerie
First recorded in 1580–90; spelling variant of fairy
Example Sentences
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Instead, they learn to sing the local language in a lovely faerie hymnal.
From Los Angeles Times
From the start, Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada appears to be a creature of faerie, or a mythic beast: a captivating beauty, just so long as you don’t look too closely at the wrong moment.
From Washington Post
Elusive, childlike and literally untouchable, Trelia seems more a creature of faerie than a human being.
From Washington Post
Anyone who knows their way around faerie tales knows you need to be cautious with old women in the woods.
From Salon
Your Neopoints piled up and you spent them on plushies, faerie quests, paintbrushes, and you watched your pets deteriorate right before your eyes.
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