Sylphid n. A little sylph; a young or diminutive sylph. "The place of the sylphid queen.""Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear, Fays, fairies, genii, elves, and demons, hear."
... Belinda's watch To the fair sylphid Momentilla,[6] And thus I offer up my catch To the ... — The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume I (of 2) • Jonathan Swift
...Sylphid' the best," said Prudy; "but was she a great butterfly, do you s'pose? The stories are all just as nice; just like book stories. I shouldn't think anybody made 'em up. Aunt 'Ria can write as good as the big girls ... — Fairy Book • Sophie May
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