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elfin definition

elfin (elf′in)

adjective

of or like an elf; tiny, delicate, etc.

Etymology: prob. < ME elvene, gen. pl.: see elf

noun

an elf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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