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Synonyms for pixie

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pik-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪk si

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Définition of pixie

Origin :
  • c.1630, of obscure origin, perhaps from or relatred to Swedish dialect pyske "small fairy," but West County origin suggests ultimate source in Cornwall and thus something Celtic. Earliest references were in pixy-path "bewilderment," literally "path on which one is led astray by pixies," and pixie-led "lost."
  • noun fairy
Example sentences :
  • I'd rather be on Pixie at home; I could always make him go when I tickled his ears.
  • Extract from : « The New Girl at St. Chad's » by Angela Brazil
  • You'll be saddled with your pixie girl for the rest of the tour.
  • Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
  • Pixie warmed to the theme with the zest of a skilled raconteur.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
  • Pixie looked at her sister, just once, and then averted her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
  • If Pixie is over twenty we have not been treating her fairly.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
  • Pixie had done her best to help, and now sunshine and Stanor were waiting!
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
  • As she met their gaze Pixie drew a quick, gasping breath of surprise.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
  • And now here was Pixie, with this preposterous, ridiculous tale!
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
  • It was Pixie herself who finally forced him to dispatch the news.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
  • Pixie was indeed, as the family had it, “the soft-heartedest creature!”
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Pixie » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey

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