airlings
airlings is the plural of airling.
Meaning of airling
Noun
airling (plural airlings)
- A thoughtless, light-hearted person.
- Some more there be, slight airlings, will be won
With dogs and horses, or perhaps a whore.1611, Ben[jamin] Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy, London: […] [William Stansby?] for Walter Burre, →OCLC, (please specify the page)
- Synonyms:
- airhead, luftmensch
- Some more there be, slight airlings, will be won
- A creature of the air, such as a bird, fairy, etc.
- This queen immortal loved the knight, And so she sent an airling brood To lead him thro ' the bosky wood Until he knew no left nor right; And as he paused upon a steep That rose from out a fountain place, They sprinkled dew-drops on his face, And so he fell asleep.1855, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, The Bells: A Collection of Chimes, page 37
Questions about airlings
- What is airlings the plural of?
- Airlings is the plural of airling.
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