vampyre

Noun

vampyre (plural vampyres)

1. Archaic and pseudo-archaic form of vampire.
   • The Servians paint crosses with tar on the doors of houses and barns to keep out vampyres.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 153
   • Although "gothic," "dark fetish," "faerie," "Wiccan" and "Celtic" are all acceptable garb, patrons (most of whom are in their 20's and 30's) usually opt for "vampyre" or simply all black. […] (Vampyres like to spell their name with the "y" to distinguish themselves from literary or Hollywood vamps.)2000 November 24, Margaret Mittelbach, Michael Crewdson, “To Die For: Painting the Town Red, and the Capes and Nails Black”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN...