Definitions for: Sylph

[n] an elemental being believed to inhabit the air
[n] a slender graceful young woman

Webster (1913) Definition: Sylph, n. [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr. ? a kind of grub,
beetle, or moth; -- so called by Paracelsus.]
1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy.

2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of very brilliant
South American humming birds, having a very long and
deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph ({Cynanthus
cyanurus}).

See Also: adult female, imaginary being, imaginary creature, woman

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