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faery n. 仙子,仙境 仙子,仙境 faery n 1: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers [ synonym: { fairy}, { faery}, { faerie}, { fay}, { sprite}] 2: the enchanted realm of fairies [ synonym: { fairyland}, { faerie}, { faery}] Fairy \ Fair" y\, n.; pl. { Fairies}. [ OE. fairie, faierie, enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, OF. faerie enchantment, F. f[' e] er, fr. LL. Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See { Fate}, and cf. { Fay} a fairy.] [ Written also { fa[" e] ry}.] 1. Enchantment; illusion. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] The God of her has made an end, And fro this worlde' s fairy Hath taken her into company. -- Gower. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The country of the fays; land of illusions. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] He [ Arthur] is a king y- crowned in Fairy. -- Lydgate. [ 1913 Webster] 3. An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume 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}. [ 1913 Webster] The fourth kind of spirit [ is] called the Fairy. -- K. James. [ 1913 Webster] And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 5. An enchantress. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { Fairy of the mine}, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See { Kobold}. [ 1913 Webster] No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful power over true virginity. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster]
Faery \ Fa"[" e] r* y\, n. & a. Fairy. [ Archaic] -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster]
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