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Meanings of elvish in English

Usually good-naturedly mischievous.

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Usage of elvish in English
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Alaron did not want the symbol of the elvish royal house destroyed.
The outcast
2
Sorak picked up the elvish sword and scabbard lying by his side.
The outcast
3
Jedra heard rapid discussion in elvish, and saw money changing hands.
The darkness before the dawn
4
Galdra, the sword of elvish kings, represented what yet might be.
The outcast
5
The elvish urchin thinketh I were a devil, I do believe.
Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation / With Modifications To ...
6
The phrase is a fine one, and suggests a mystic, elvish, nocturnal hunting.
The Club of Queer Trades
7
An almost elvish little girl with loose brown hair, doing needlework.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
8
They stopped in front of a reinforced door, elvish script covering its surface.
The call of kerberos: twilight of kerberos
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We also get some familiar elvish and wizardly faces as well.
Wired
10
Marriage is not an elvish custom, and the subtleties of it often escape me.
Brisingr
11
The light spilled over his hand in an elvish flood.
Salem’s Lot
12
An elvish female behind the bar instantly moved toward them.
The outcast
13
His features are also altered, so he appears slightly elvish.
Brisingr
14
The long rose-briars, set with pale coral buds, looked elvish against the wintry scene.
Gone to Earth
15
I can easily enough see her elvish intent now, but I did not then.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
16
Both were of elvish design, tooled and decorated with jewels.
Dragons of autumn twilight
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common