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FAIRY

1. Enchantment; illusion. "The God of her has made an end, And fro this worlde's fairy Hath taken her into company." (Gower) 2. The country of the fays; earth of illusions. "He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy." (Lydgate) 3. An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to taking a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon. "The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy." (K. James) "And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring." (Shak) 5. An enchantress. Fairy of the mine, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one fierce and malevolent, the another gentle, See Kobold. "No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful strength over true virginity." (Milton) Origin: OE. Fairie, faierie, enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, OF. Faerie enchantment, F. Feer, fr. LL. Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See Fate, and cf. Fay a fairy Source: Websters Vocabulary
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