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sylph(dictionary)
sylph(dictionary)

sylph (iou)



sylph noun. M17.
[mod. Latin pl. sylphes, sylphi, German pl. Sylphen: perh. based on Latin sylvestris of the woods + nympha nymph.]
a. Any of a race of elemental beings or spirits of the air (orig. in the system of Paracelsus). M17.
b. A slender graceful woman or girl. M19.
A. Burgess Heavy in build..Frieda..was no sylph.
Each of three hummingbirds of the genera Neolesbia and Aglaiocercus, which have long forked tails. M19.
sylphish adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike: M18.
sylphlike adjective resembling (that of) a sylph; slender, graceful: E19.
sylphy adjective = sylphish M19.