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ouphes

ouphes is the plural of ouphe.

Meaning of ouphe

Noun

ouphe (plural ouphes)

  1. (obsolete) A small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf.
    • Strew good luck, ouphes, on every ſacred room,
      That it may ſtand 'till the perpetual Doom,
      In ſtate as wholſom, as in ſtate 'tis fit;
      Worthy the owner, as the owner it.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about ouphes

What is ouphes the plural of?
Ouphes is the plural of ouphe.

Words near ouphes in the dictionary

  1. oupa
  2. oupas
  3. ouph
  4. ouphe
  5. ouphen
  6. ouphes
  7. ouphish
  8. ouphs
  9. oupire
  10. oupires
  11. ouppies

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