pixy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pixy
n.
fairy, sprite, small magical being; elf, imp, gnome
Pixie
Pixies (also
pixy,
pixi,
pizkie,
piskies and
pigsies as they are sometimes known in
Cornwall) are mythical creatures of folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated in the high
moorland areas around
Devon and
Cornwall, suggesting some
Celtic origin for the belief and name.
pixy
Noun
1. creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
(synonym) pyxie, pixie, Pyxidanthera barbulata
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(member-holonym) Pyxidanthera, genus Pyxidanthera
2. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
(synonym) elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, brownie, imp
(hypernym) fairy, faery, faerie, sprite
(hyponym) leprechaun
(classification) folklore
Pixy
(n.)
Alt. of Pixie
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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