nixie
1a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
Origin of nixie
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a female water spirit.
Origin of nixie
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How to use nixie in a sentence
This is the first of the popular nixie Bunny Books which have been read wherever there are children.
Bow-Wow and Mew-Mew | Georgiana M. CraikWhen my poor, noble, unselfish boy is sacrificing himself—for you don't suppose he can have any affection for a Water-nixie?
In Brief Authority | F. AnsteyHe achieved the sale more readily because of the newspaper controversy aroused by the nixie.
The Nest Builder | Beatrice Forbes-Robertson HaleBarbara stooped suddenly to pat nixie, hiding her wounded face in his glossy curls.
The Wyndam Girls | Marion Ames Taggart"Let me help you get the plants in, and I'll settle with the boy, because it's all nixie's fault," said the young doctor.
The Wyndam Girls | Marion Ames Taggart
British Dictionary definitions for nixie
/ (ˈnɪksɪ) /
German myth a female water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
Origin of nixie
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