Fairy

Fairy

A fairy (also faery, faerie, fay, fae; euphemistically wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair folk, etc.) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.

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Famous quotes containing the word fairy:

    “Why should we strive, with cynic frown,
    To knock their fairy castles down?”
    —Eliza Cook (1818–1889)

    “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.”
    —Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)

    “We went to Ranelagh. It is a charming place; and the brilliancy of the lights, on my first entrance, made me almost think I was in some enchanted castle or fairy palace, for all looked like magic to me.”
    —Frances Burney (1752–1840)