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sylph

sylph [ silf ] (plural sylphs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. slim and graceful girl: a woman or girl who is slight and graceful

2. female creature that inhabits air: an elemental soulless female being imagined to inhabit the air

[Mid-17th century. < modern Latin sylpha]

sylph·ic adjective
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