faerie

or fa·er·y

[ fey-uh-ree, fair-ee ]

/ ˈfeɪ ə ri, ˈfɛər i /

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noun

the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.

Archaic. a fairy.

adjective

fairy.

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Origin of faerie

First recorded in 1580–90; spelling variant of fairy

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Examples from the Web for faerie

She could have auditioned to be the tavern wench or a faerie; instead, she signed on as a merchant, knitting chain-mail bikinis.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending|Anne Berry|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spenser was at work on his Faerie Queene, alongside his preoccupation with state business, for nearly twenty years.
Vanishing Roads and Other Essays|Richard Le Gallienne
The company were reminded, then, that they were floating on Echo Lake and no stream of the land of faerie.
The Coward|Henry Morford
What sane man, reading 'The Faerie Queene,' could think that it purported to depict actual scenes or incidents?
The Book-Hunter at Home|P. B. M. Allan

The study of the Faerie Queene should be preceded by a review of the great age in which it was written.
Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I|Edmund Spenser
Shepheards Calendar : Faerie Queene, in six books (1590-96).
A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Miller Dow Meiklejohn

British Dictionary definitions for faerie

faerie

faery

/ (ˈfeɪərɪ, ˈfɛərɪ) /

noun plural -ries archaic, or poetic

the land of fairies

enchantment

adjective, noun

a variant of fairy

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Word Origin and History for faerie

faerie

supernatural kingdom, "Elfland," c.1300, from Old French fairie; see fairy.

faerie

or fa·er·y

noun

adjective

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Origin of faerie

Examples from the Web for faerie

British Dictionary definitions for faerie

faerie

faery

noun plural -ries archaic, or poetic

adjective, noun

Word Origin and History for faerie

faerie