Sylph (magazine)
WordNet
noun
(1) An elemental being believed to inhabit the air
(2) A slender graceful young woman
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Etymology
First attested in 1657. From , coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from and .
Noun
- A wood nymph.
- The elemental being of air, usually female.
- A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
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- "Her heart fluttered with expectation---her step was buoyant with hope, and she sprung into the carriage with the lightness of a sylph." — Mary Brunton (1778-1818), Self-Control: A Novel
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