Definition of Sylphide

1. Noun. A young sylph. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sylphide

1. a little sylph [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sylphide

syllogist
syllogistic
syllogistical
syllogistically
syllogists
syllogization
syllogize
syllogized
syllogizer
syllogizers
syllogizes
syllogizing
sylph
sylphic
sylphid
sylphide (current term)
sylphides
sylphids
sylphier
sylphiest
sylphine
sylphish
sylphlike
sylphs
sylphy
sylva
sylvae
sylvan
sylvaner
sylvaners

Literary usage of Sylphide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life and Adventures of Col. L.A. Norton by Lewis Adelbert Norton (1887)
"THE sylphide. ALL hail to thee, sylphide, fair queen of the mountain; Let angels thy dew-gleaming footsteps sustain, Whose impress a shadow ne'er made on ..."

2. Manual of French Poetry: With Historical Introduction, and Biographical by Albert Harrison Mixer (1874)
"LA sylphide. La raison a son ignorance ; Son flambeau n'est pas toujours clair. Elle niait votre existence, Sylphes charmants, ..."

3. The Art of Ballet by Mark Edward Perugini (1915)
"CHAPTER XXVI MARIE TAGLIONI ("sylphide") THE great theatrical sensation of the mid-'forties was the famous Pas de ..."

4. Life and Adventures of Col. L.A. Norton by Lewis Adelbert Norton (1887)
"THE sylphide. ALL hail to thee, sylphide, fair queen of the mountain; Let angels thy dew-gleaming footsteps sustain, Whose impress a shadow ne'er made on ..."

5. Manual of French Poetry: With Historical Introduction, and Biographical by Albert Harrison Mixer (1874)
"LA sylphide. La raison a son ignorance ; Son flambeau n'est pas toujours clair. Elle niait votre existence, Sylphes charmants, ..."

6. The Art of Ballet by Mark Edward Perugini (1915)
"CHAPTER XXVI MARIE TAGLIONI ("sylphide") THE great theatrical sensation of the mid-'forties was the famous Pas de ..."

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