Definition of Sylvans

1. Noun. (plural of sylvan) ¹

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Definition of Sylvans

1. sylvan [n] - See also: sylvan

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sylvans

sylphier
sylphiest
sylphine
sylphish
sylphlike
sylphs
sylphy
sylva
sylvae
sylvan
sylvaner
sylvaners
sylvanite
sylvanites
sylvanium
sylvans (current term)
sylvas
sylvate
sylvates
sylvatic
sylvia
sylvias
sylvic acid
sylvicoline
sylviculture
sylvicultures
sylviculturist
sylviculturists
sylviine
sylvin

Literary usage of Sylvans

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

1. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Walter Scott (1831)
"The Fairy Superstition is derived from different Sources—The classical Worship of the sylvans, or rural Deities, proved by Roman Allan discovered—The Gothic ..."

2. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"... and the Naiades, are the sylvans of the Graeco-Roman mythology, which everywhere depicts groves and forests as the dwelling-places and resorts of merry ..."

3. Songs and Masques: With Observations in the Art of English Poesy by Thomas Campion (1903)
"As soon as they came to the descent toward the dancing place, the consort of ten ceased, and the four sylvans played the same air, to which Zephyrus and the ..."

4. The Laws of Verse: Or Principles of Versification Exemplified in Metrical by James Joseph Sylvester (1870)
"Who were these sylvans, one would like to know. Oddly enough, Francis, following suit, gives— ' While rustic sylvans seek the glade ' as the equivalent for ..."

5. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Walter Scott (1831)
"The Fairy Superstition is derived from different Sources—The classical Worship of the sylvans, or rural Deities, proved by Roman Allan discovered—The Gothic ..."

6. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"... and the Naiades, are the sylvans of the Graeco-Roman mythology, which everywhere depicts groves and forests as the dwelling-places and resorts of merry ..."

7. Songs and Masques: With Observations in the Art of English Poesy by Thomas Campion (1903)
"As soon as they came to the descent toward the dancing place, the consort of ten ceased, and the four sylvans played the same air, to which Zephyrus and the ..."

8. The Laws of Verse: Or Principles of Versification Exemplified in Metrical by James Joseph Sylvester (1870)
"Who were these sylvans, one would like to know. Oddly enough, Francis, following suit, gives— ' While rustic sylvans seek the glade ' as the equivalent for ..."

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