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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 or pixy
Noun
pl pixies (in folklore) a fairy or elf
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
Translations
Spanish pixie [ˈpɪksɪ] nduendecillo
French pixie [ˈpɪksɪ] nlutin m
German pixie [ˈpɪksɪ] nElf m, Elfe f
Italian 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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