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elf-knight

elf-knight noun: an elf in the guise of a medieval knight, typically armoured and riding a horse.

Noun

elf-knight (plural elf-knights)

  1. An elf in the guise of a medieval knight, typically armoured and riding a horse.
    • Hurrah! hurrah! the elf-knights enter.
      Each with his grasshopper at a canter!1827, George Darley, Sylvia, Or, The May Queen: A Lyrical Drama, London: John Taylor, page 137
    • She heard an Elf knight his horn blowing, The first morning in May.1827, William Motherwell, Minstrelsy: Ancient and Modern, with an Historical Introduction and Notes, Glasgow: John Wylie, page lx

Forms of elf-knight

pluralelf-knights

Questions about elf-knight

What does elf-knight mean?
Elf-knight means an elf in the guise of a medieval knight, typically armoured and riding a horse.
What part of speech is elf-knight?
Elf-knight is a noun.
What is the plural of elf-knight?
The plural of elf-knight is elf-knights.

Words near elf-knight in the dictionary

  1. elf-folks
  2. elf-girl
  3. elf-girls
  4. elf-king
  5. elf-kings
  6. elf-knight
  7. elf-knights
  8. elf-ladies
  9. elf-lady
  10. elf-light
  11. elf-maid

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