Faery

fa·er·ie also fa·er·y (f

-r

, fâr

)

n. pl. fa·er·ies

1. A tiny, mischievous, imaginary being; a fairy.

2. The land or realm of the fairies.

[Middle English faierie, fairie; see fairy.]

faer·ie, faer·y adj.

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Noun	1.	faery - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers faerie, fairy, fay, sprite spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy, hob, brownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous fairy godmother - a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine gnome, dwarf - a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Morgan le Fay - (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur Puck, Robin Goodfellow - a mischievous sprite of English folklore Oberson - (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore tooth fairy - a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out water spirit, water sprite, water nymph - a fairy that inhabits water
	2.	faery - the enchanted realm of fairies faerie, fairyland fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings

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Abear faerie fairy godmother fairyland fay fictitious place gnome gremlin hob imaginary place Morgan le Fay mythical place Oberson pixie pixy Puck Robin Goodfellow spiritual being sprite	There within the gray stone walls of the old ivy-covered castle Spenser read the first part of his book, the Faery Queen, to Raleigh. English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context But it is to be doubted whether any one liked reading them so much as he liked writing them--say, some time in the years 1893 and 1894, in a New York flat, where he could look from his lofty windows over two miles and a half of woodland in Central Park, and halloo his fancy wherever he chose in that faery realm of books which he re-entered in reminiscences perhaps too fond at times, and perhaps always too eager for the reader's following. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context The resolute din, the unresting motion of the great stones, giving her a dim, delicious awe as at the presence of an uncontrollable force; the meal forever pouring, pouring; the fine white powder softening all surfaces, and making the very spidernets look like a faery lace-work; the sweet, pure scent of the meal,--all helped to make Maggie feel that the mill was a little world apart from her outside every-day life. The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context	Fadedly fadeless fadeout Fader fadge fading fading away Fadme fado fadometer Fads Fady fae faecal faecal matter faecal occult test faecalith faeces Faecula faena Faenza faerie Faeroe Islands Faeroes Faeroese Faery FAF faff faff about Faffle Fafnir fag fag end fag hag fag out Fag-end Fagaceae fagaceous Fagales fagged fagging faggot faggot stitch faggot up faggot vote faggoting Fagin Fagopyrum Fagopyrum esculentum fagot Fagot iron	faeries faeries Færies Færies FAERO Faeroe Faeroe Faeroe Islands Faeroe Islands Faeroe Isles Faeroe Isles Faeroe-Iceland Ridge Faeroer Faeroer Færøer Færøer Færøerne Færøerne Færøerne, Faroe Islands Færøerne, Faroe Islands Faeroes Faeroes Færoes Færoes Faeroes, The Faeroese Faeroese Faeroese Færøyene Færøyene Faery Faery Tale Online FAES FAES FAES FAES Faes, Pieter van der FAESHED FAESP FAESS Faesulae Faesulae FAET FAETC FAETU FAETULANT FAETUPAC FAEV FAEVT FAEW FAEWS faex faex faex FAEZ FAF FAF FAF` FAF1 FAFA FAFAC

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Abear
faerie
fairy godmother
fairyland
fay
fictitious place
gnome
gremlin
hob
imaginary place
Morgan le Fay
mythical place
Oberson
pixie
pixy
Puck
Robin Goodfellow
spiritual being
sprite

There within the gray stone walls of the old ivy-covered castle Spenser read the first part of his book, the Faery Queen, to Raleigh.

English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context

But it is to be doubted whether any one liked reading them so much as he liked writing them--say, some time in the years 1893 and 1894, in a New York flat, where he could look from his lofty windows over two miles and a half of woodland in Central Park, and halloo his fancy wherever he chose in that faery realm of books which he re-entered in reminiscences perhaps too fond at times, and perhaps always too eager for the reader's following.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

The resolute din, the unresting motion of the great stones, giving her a dim, delicious awe as at the presence of an uncontrollable force; the meal forever pouring, pouring; the fine white powder softening all surfaces, and making the very spidernets look like a faery lace-work; the sweet, pure scent of the meal,--all helped to make Maggie feel that the mill was a little world apart from her outside every-day life.

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context

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