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.
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            the god of her has made an end,
            and fro this worlde's fairy
            hath taken her into company.          --gower.
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   2. the country of the fays; land of illusions. obs.
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            he arthur is a king y-crowned in fairy. --lydgate.
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   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.
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            the fourth kind of spirit is called the fairy.
                                                  --k. james.
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            and now about the caldron sing,
            like elves and fairies in a ring.     --shak.
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   5. an enchantress. obs. --shak.
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   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.
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            no goblin or swart fairy of the mine
            hath hurtful power over true virginity. --milton.
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see also:
fairies fate fay fa"ery elf demon 
fairy of the mine kobold