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fairyhood

[ fair-ee-hood ]
/ ˈfɛər iˌhʊd /
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noun
a fairy nature or state: the fairyhood of Puck.
fairies collectively.
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Origin of fairyhood

First recorded in 1825–35; fairy + -hood

Words nearby fairyhood

fairyfloss, fairy glove, fairy godfather, fairy godmother, fairy green, fairyhood, fairyism, fairy lamp, fairyland, fairy lights, fairy lily
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How to use fairyhood in a sentence

  • The 'elf' is flourishing in all good fairyhood, with a scarlet rose leaf on each cheek.

    The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II|Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  • I could see that the two of them were losing faith in my godmaternal fairyhood.

    The Animated Pinup|Lewis Parker

  • Meantime she writes to a friend that “the ‘elf’ is flourishing in all good fairyhood, with a scarlet rose leaf on each cheek.”

    The Brownings|Lilian Whiting

  • She had bravely striven to keep her fairyhood, and in the battle of wits, had lost.

    Welsh Fairy Tales|William Elliott Griffis
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