单词 | pixie-leading |
释义 | pixie-leadingn. rare. The action or fact of being led astray by pixies. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > by pixies pixie-leading1659 1659 C. Clobery Divine Glimpses 73 Old countrey folk, who pixie-leading fear, Bear bread about them to prevent that harm. 2001 Fortean Times Jan. 46/1 There is a more traditional explanation: he was pisky- or pixie-led—‘pixy-leading is perhaps the commonest of the fairy experiences in modern times,’ remarks the folklorist Katharine Briggs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659 |
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