PIXIE

elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp

(noun) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

pyxie, pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata

(noun) creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

pixie (plural pixies)

(mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.

Synonyms: brownie, fair, gnome, imp, sprite

(slang) A cute, petite woman with short hair.

(astronomy, meteorology) An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Pixie

A female nickname, also used as a formal given name.

Etymology 2

From its IATA code of PX.

Proper noun

Pixie

(informal, aviation, travel) Air Niugini

Source: Wiktionary

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Pix"y, Pix"ie, n.; pl. Pixies. Etym: [For Pucksy, from Puck.]

1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also picksy.]

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest spring. Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.] -- Pixy stool (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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