SYLPH

sylph

(noun) an elemental being believed to inhabit the air

sylph

(noun) a slender graceful young woman

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sylph (plural sylphs)

(mythology) An invisible being of the air.

Synonym: sylphid

The elemental being of air, usually female.

(by extension) A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.

(ornithology) Any of the mainly dark green and blue hummingbirds (genus Aglaiocercus), the male of which has a long forked tail.

Source: Wiktionary

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Sylph, n. Etym: [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr.

1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy.

2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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