SYLPHLIKE

sylphlike, sylphic

(adjective) (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful like a sylph

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sylphlike (comparative more sylphlike, superlative most sylphlike)

Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.

Source: Wiktionary


Sylph"like`, a.

Definition: Like a sylph; airy; graceful. Sometimes a dance . . . Displayed some sylphlike figures in its maze. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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