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pixie

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pix·ie or pix·y  (pks)
n. pl. pix·ies
A fairylike or elfin creature, especially one that is mischievous; a playful sprite.
adj.
Playfully mischievous.

[Origin unknown.]

pixy·ish adj.

pixie, pixy [ˈpɪksɪ]
n pl pixies
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in folklore) a fairy or elf
[of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pixiepixie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
2.pixie - creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
genus Pyxidanthera, Pyxidanthera - one species: pyxie; the eastern United States
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

pixie
noun elf, fairy, brownie, sprite, peri the fairies, gnomes, elves and pixies of folklore
Translations
pixie [ˈpɪksɪ]
A. Nduendecillo m
B. CPD pixie hat, pixie hood Ncaperucita f
pixie [ˈpɪksi] nlutin m
pixie hat pixie hood nbonnet m pointu
pixie, pixy
nElf m, → Elfin f; pixie hat or hoodRotkäppchenmütze f
pixie [ˈpɪksɪ] nfolletto
pixie [ˈpɪksɪ] nfolletto


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And he said HE didn't do it--it was all the work of the pixies who lived in the woods across the brook.
 
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