Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Fairy
fairy, n. [OFr faerie.]
Sprite; nymph; mythical elfin being; one of the little people; creature of the other world; tiny female human form who dances in meadows; [fig.] spirit of a deceased child; ghost of a delicate little girl; supernatural form of a departed soul.
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