fa·er·ie

also fa·er·y (fā′ə-rē, fâr′ē)

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.]

fa′er·ie, fa′er·y adj.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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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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.

Queen Elizabeth received Spenser kindly, and was so delighted with the Faery Queen that she ordered Lord Burleigh to pay the poet 100 pounds a year.

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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.

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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.

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In imagination she sailed over storied seas that wash the distant shining shores of "faery lands forlorn," where lost Atlantis and Elysium lie, with the evening star for pilot, to the land of Heart's Desire.

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And at a stately sideboard, by the wine, That fragrant smell diffused, in order stood Tall stripling youths rich-clad, of fairer hue Than Ganymed or Hylas; distant more, Under the trees now tripped, now solemn stood, Nymphs of Diana's train, and Naiades With fruits and flowers from Amalthea's horn, And ladies of the Hesperides, that seemed Fairer than feigned of old, or fabled since Of faery damsels met in forest wide By knights of Logres, or of Lyones, Lancelot, or Pelleas, or Pellenore.

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On one side, there were the variegated tints of collared and marbled meats, set off by bright green leaves, the pale brown of glazed pies, the rich tones of sauces and bottled fruits enclosed in their veil of glass-- altogether a sight to bring tears into the eyes of a Dutch painter; and on the other, there was a predominance of the more delicate hues of pink, and white, and yellow, and buff, in the abundant lozenges, candies, sweet biscuits and icings, which to the eyes of a bilious person might easily have been blended into a faery landscape in Turner's latest style.

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The Bay of Naples was never so divine, and he wrote of "faery lands forlorn," as though the poetry sprang unbidden to his pen.

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Some 5,000 ducks were released into the Allan Water from the Faery Bridge at 1pm, eagerly watched by people who had sponsored ducks and were hoping to be one of the 25 prize-winners.

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Storm Faerywolf is a professional author, teacher, warlock, priest, and initiate of the Faery tradition of witchcraft.

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San Diego, CA, August 21, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Meet the author of award-winning philosophical fantasy novels Faery Sight, Cradle Gift, Nahia, and other supernatural tales, including the upcoming Seven Ghostly Spins; a collection of paranormal tales, slated for publication on All Souls Day 2018.

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In the summer of 1750, Eric Grayson discovers his wife of ten years is a faery spy, a member of a treacherous race the British (and the Grayson family in particular) have hunted and reviled for many years.

Lady Changeling