SYLPHID

Etymology

Noun

sylphid (plural sylphids)

(poetic) A young or little sylph.

Source: Wiktionary


Sylph"id, n. Etym: [F. sylphide, fem. See Sylph.]

Definition: A little sylph; a young or diminutive sylph. "The place of the sylphid queen." J. R. Drake. Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear, Fays, fairies, genii, elves, and demons, hear. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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