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faerie definition

fa·erie or faery fa′·ery (fā′ər ē, fer′ē)

noun

  1. fairyland
  2. pl. faeries -·ies a fairy

Etymology: OFr faerie (see fairy): E use due to Spenser

adjective

Archaic fairy
Also written faërie or faëry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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