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fairyhood|ˈfɛərɪhʊd|
[f. as prec. + -hood.]
a. The condition of being under the influence of fairies; enchanted state.
b. Fairy nature or characteristics.
c. concr. Fairies collectively.
1832Fraser's Mag. V. 475 Sipping his coffee in the blessed unconsciousness of the fairyhood of his situation. 1842Mrs. Browning Grk. Chr. Poets (1863) 179 The ‘Midsummer Night's Dream’ displays more of the fairyhood of fairies, than the ‘Paradise Lost’ does of the angelhood of angels. 1844Blackw. Mag. LVI. 85 The down-trodden fairyhood. |