leprechaun

lep·re·chaun (lep′rə kôn′, -kän′)

noun

Ir. Folklore a fairy in the form of a little old man who can reveal a buried crock of gold to anyone who catches him

Etymology: Ir lupracān < OIr luchorpan < lu, little + corpān, dim. of corp, body < L corpus, body: see corpus

goblin, brownie, gnome, one of the little people; see fairy 1.

Converse of object

hold: His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom.
see: In Ireland, on a summer's morn, I saw a tiny leprechaun.
help: Maze: St. Patrick's Day 3 ( easy ) Help the fiddling leprechaun find the pot of gold.

Adjective modifier

little: Aren't little green leprechauns suppose to ' bring ' good luck?

Modifies a noun

costume: Steph was in the garden washing their leprechaun costumes.

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