selkie

American  

[sil-kee] / ˈsɪl ki /

Rarely sealchie sometimes silkie

noun

Scot.

1. a mythical creature that looks like a seal in water but assumes human form on land.

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selkie British  

/ ˈsɛlkɪ /

noun

1. a variant of silkie

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Etymology

Origin of selkie

First recorded in 1685–95; Scots dialect (Orkney and Shetland Islands) variant of seal ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

As the wind tore the mist into shreds, I could see the sea, gray as a selkie’s coat, stretching itself from Ireland to Brooklyn, New York, America.

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Selkie popped her head above the water.

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Now Selkie was flopping up the beach to greet them.

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Selkie twisted and shot up underneath, gliding Nim through the waves: thumping over, ducking under.

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Then Selkie and Fred went to sunbake on the rock and Nim went back to the hut.

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