elf´like´

elf´like´
elf1 «ehlf», noun, plural elves.
1. a tiny being in the form of a human, that is full of mischief; fairy: »

A sound as of some joyous elf Singing sweet songs to please himself (Edna St. Vincent Millay).

SYNONYM(S): sprite, pixy.
2. a small, mischievous person.
[Old English ælf]
elf´like´, adjective.
elf2 «ehlf», transitive verb.
Obsolete. to tangle (the hair) in elflocks.
[< elf1]
elf3 «ehlf», noun.
= elft. (Cf.elft)
ELF or elf (no periods),
extremely low frequency (of or having to do with the electromagnetic spectrum between 30 and 300 hertz, especially in radio transmission and reception).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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