nixie
1a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
Origin of nixie
1Other definitions for nixie (2 of 2)
a female water spirit.
Origin of nixie
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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 FranceAnd 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 FranceYou did not tell me, Nur, what he is doing down there with the nixies?
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceIt was the magic ring which had unclosed the dungeon of the nixies.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceI 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
/ (ˈnɪksɪ) /
German myth a female water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
Origin of nixie
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