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Meanings of sylphid in English

A mythological creature associated with the element of air.

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Examples for "sylph"
Examples for "sylph"
1
The sylph took it in her delicate hand, and began to eat.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 / A Magaz...
2
Nightshade's domain, he thought in horror, and no place for the sylph.
The Tangle Box
3
His eyes pierce to where stands the sylph he leaves with reluctance.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
4
The sylph smiled briefly, then turned and moved off into the bedroom.
Wizard at Large
5
The sylph is very ill. He hesitated, then pulled Ben after him.
Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
Usage of sylphid in English
1
A nymph must rise from the stream, a sylphid from the rose, before I could allow another to steal you from my side.
Lucretia — Volume 05
2
In your case, the man who gives us Eve and Sylphid is an enragé, a fanatic-for-real.
The Guardian
3
But Eve is simply a pitiful woman and Sylphid is a pampered, wicked fat girl with a bison hump.
The Guardian
Sylphid through the time