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elfwoman

elfwoman noun: a female elf.

Noun

elfwoman (plural elfwomen)

  1. A female elf.
    • “Good-wife,” said the miller, “as sure as mill stones run round, that's an elfwoman and that's an elfchild, — or they are the fair resemblances, made by the foul spirit of a mother and bairn, for deceiving thee and me, and bringing us to shame.”1823 September 1, The Atheneum, or, Spirit of the English Magazines, Boston, page 424, column 1

Forms of elfwoman

pluralelfwomen

Origin of elfwoman

From elf + woman.

Questions about elfwoman

What does elfwoman mean?
Elfwoman means a female elf.
What part of speech is elfwoman?
Elfwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of elfwoman?
The plural of elfwoman is elfwomen.

Words near elfwoman in the dictionary

  1. elfship
  2. elfships
  3. elfwife
  4. elfwise
  5. elfwives
  6. elfwoman
  7. elfwomen
  8. elfwort
  9. ELG
  10. Elgan
  11. Elgar

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