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Meaning of 'elf' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elf [ n.]
- An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
- A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
2 . Elf [ pl. ]
- of Elves
3 . Elf [ v. t.]
- To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.

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elfin elfish elfishly elfishness elfkin elfland elflock

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