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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fairy \fair"y\, n.; pl. fairies. oe. fairie, faierie,
   enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, of. faerie enchantment, f.
   f'eer, fr. ll. fata one of the goddesses of fate. see
   fate, and cf. fay a fairy. written also fa"ery.
   1. enchantment; illusion. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            the god of her has made an end,
            and fro this worlde's fairy
            hath taken her into company.          --gower.
      1913 webster

   2. the country of the fays; land of illusions. obs.
      1913 webster

            he arthur is a king y-crowned in fairy. --lydgate.
      1913 webster

   3. an imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to
      assume a human form usually diminutive, either male or
      female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of
      mankind; a fay. see elf, and demon.
      1913 webster

            the fourth kind of spirit is called the fairy.
                                                  --k. james.
      1913 webster

            and now about the caldron sing,
            like elves and fairies in a ring.     --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. an enchantress. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   fairy of the mine, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit
      mines, etc. german folklore tells of two species; one
      fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, see kobold.
      1913 webster

            no goblin or swart fairy of the mine
            hath hurtful power over true virginity. --milton.
      1913 webster
see also:
fairies fate fay fa"ery elf demon 
fairy of the mine kobold 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
faery \fa""ery\, n.  a.
   fairy. archaic --spenser.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
faery
     n 1: small, human in form, playful, having magical powers syn: fairy,
           faerie, sprite
     2: the enchanted realm of fairies syn: fairyland, faerie
see also:
fairy faerie sprite fairyland 

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