elves

[ elvz ]

noun

1. plural of elf.

elves

/ ɛlvz /

noun

1. See elf
   the plural of elf

elves

1. Often small, mischievous creatures thought to have magical powers. Although some elves are friendly to humans, others are spiteful and destructive. Elves have long been a staple of folklore , from Germanic mythology to J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings, in which the elves speak a special language called Elvish.

Example Sentences

Later, he becomes one of the founders of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men along with the human king of Númenor, Elendil.

From Time

I like to joke that the Middle Pleistocene was a lot like Middle Earth where you had Dwarves and Elves and Orcs.

From Nautilus

So the elves in the Woodland Realm were an obvious [choice].

From The Daily Beast

The elves send Buddy off on an adventure to big, bad New York City to meet his family and start a new life.

From The Daily Beast

One episode, for example, centered on a Christmas-themed “celebration,” complete with elves and reindeer.

From The Daily Beast

Beauty The constant attention of the world requires the ministrations of her beauty elves:  Deborah Mitchell Bee Venom facials.

From The Daily Beast

That Santa told tellers he needed the money to “pay his elves.”

From The Daily Beast

The Elves Chorus is intended for boys voices in unison, with accompaniment for mixed chorus and orchestra.

From Project Gutenberg

All around him, wherever the moon shone through the trees, he saw numbers of elegant little elves at play.

From Project Gutenberg

The thorn bush was sacred to the Elves for reasons which will be discussed in a subsequent chapter.

From Project Gutenberg

Shakespeare refers to elves as ouphes, which is the same word as oaf and was formerly spelt aulf.

From Project Gutenberg

In the North of England the elves seem to have been known as hags, for fairy rings are there known as hag tracks.

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