nixie

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[ nik-see ]
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noun
  1. a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.

Origin of nixie

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First recorded in 1880–85; nix1 + -ie

Other definitions for nixie (2 of 2)

nixie2
[ nik-see ]

nounGerman Folklore.
  1. a female water spirit.

Origin of nixie

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1810–20; <German Nixe (Middle High German nickese,Old High German nicchessa;see nix2), perhaps construed at time of borrowing as nix2 + -ie

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How to use nixie in a sentence

  • They then remembered what the Duchess had told them of these beautiful and dangerous waters where the nixies dwell.

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France
  • And while I search for the beautiful waters in which the nixies live you shall stay alone at home like a good girl.

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France
  • You did not tell me, Nur, what he is doing down there with the nixies?

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France
  • It was the magic ring which had unclosed the dungeon of the nixies.

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France
  • I told Julian about pixies and nixies, and he laughingly said that it needed the eye of faith to see them.

    A Son of Perdition | Fergus Hume

British Dictionary definitions for nixie

nixie

/ (ˈnɪksɪ) /


noun
  1. German myth a female water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans

Origin of nixie

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C19: see nix

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