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pixie

(Encyclopedia) pixie, in English folklore, spirit or fairy. The pixie is commonly represented as a mischievous imp who delights in flustering young maidens and leading travelers astray.

Brewer's: Maiden

A machine resembling the guillotine for beheading criminals in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; brought to Scotland by the Regent Morton from Halifax, in Yorkshire, for the purpose…

houri

(Encyclopedia) hourihourih&oomacr;ˈrē, houˈ– [key] [Arab.,=black-eyed], one of the beautiful maidens said by some Muslims to dwell in paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. The passages in…

Alamoth

(Encyclopedia) AlamothAlamothălˈəmōth [key], in the Bible, musical term, unknown in meaning, although some have guessed “soprano,” connecting it with a word for “maidens.” It occurs in First…

Bellerophon

(Encyclopedia) BellerophonBellerophonbəlĕrˈəfŏn, –fən [key], in Greek mythology, son of Glaucus (3;) originally called Hipponoüs. He changed his name after he murdered a countryman and was forced to…

Stephen Crane: To the maiden

To the maiden The sea was blue meadow, Alive with little froth-people Singing. To the sailor, wrecked, The sea was dead grey walls Superlative in vacancy, Upon which nevertheless at fateful…

Brewer's: Maiden of the Mist

Anne of Geierstein, in Sir Walter Scott's novel called Anne of Geierstein. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MaidenhairMaiden Town A B C D E F G H I…

Brewer's: Maiden Town

i.e. a town never taken by the enemy. Edinburgh. The tradition is that the maiden daughters of a Pictish king were sent there for protection during an intestine war. Source: Dictionary…

The Devil's Dictionary: Maiden

by Ambrose Bierce MAGPIEMAJESTYMAIDEN -n. A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime. The genus has a wide geographical distribution,…

Valkyries

(Encyclopedia) ValkyriesValkyriesvălkērˈēz [key], in Germanic mythology, warrior maidens of Odin. They presided over battles, chose those who were to die, and brought the souls of the dead heroes…