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sea-elves

sea-elves is the plural of sea-elf.

Meaning of sea-elf

Noun

sea-elf (plural sea-elves)

  1. A merman or mermaid.
    • You may dare to face a howitzer's mouth,
      You may brave a wild beast's rage,
      And you'll know less dread with the first or last
      Than this old sea-elf - I'll wage;
      Yet he seem'd such a downright sociable ghost
      That I flinched not from his gage.1833, The Olio: Collected by a Literary Traveller, Boston, page 184

Questions about sea-elves

What is sea-elves the plural of?
Sea-elves is the plural of sea-elf.

Words near sea-elves in the dictionary

  1. sea-egg
  2. sea-eggs
  3. sea-elephant
  4. sea-elephants
  5. sea-elf
  6. sea-elves
  7. sea-emperor
  8. sea-emperors
  9. sea-fan
  10. sea-fans
  11. sea-fig

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