| 单词 | fairy of the mine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfairy of the mine fairy of the mine n. now rare a supernatural being supposed to inhabit a mine; = mine spirit n. at mine n. Compounds 2.Sometimes regarded as malevolent and similar to the kobold of German folklore.With quot. 1695 cf. quot. 1637 at faerie n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > gnome fairy of the mine1695 gnome1714 gnomide1728 knocker1747 kobold1830 kabouter1961 1695 Comus in J. Milton Poems Several Occasions (ed. 3) f. 9v/2 No Goblin, or swart Faiery [1637 Faërie; other eds. Faëry] of the mine. 1793 H. Boyd Poems 532 While the fairies of the mine Below, shall course the wand'ring beam. 1810 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 401/2 Fairy of the mine.., The Germans believed in two species; one fierce and malevolent: the other a gentle race. 1888 Folk-lore Jrnl. Oct. 218 In Wales the fairies of the mines are called ‘knockers’. 1918 W. E. Griffis Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks (2005) 42 Some bargained with the..fairies of the mines, to bring them shining ore or precious gems which they offered to Snow White. < as lemmas |
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