fairy wing
noun
(Usually in plural) a fairy's wing; also in extended use, especially in poetic contexts; (also) an item of costume or fancy dress resembling the traditional depiction of fairies' wings.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Universal Songster.
- animus
- animus revertendi
- an insult to someone's intelligence
- anion
- anion gap
- anionic
- an iron hand (or fist) in a velvet glove
- anise
- anise cap
- aniseed
- anisette
- anisogamous
- anisogamy
- Anisoptera
- scuttle fly
- scutum
- scutwork
- scuzz
- scuzzbag
- scuzzball
- scuzziness
- scuzzy
- Scylla
- Scylla and Charybdis
- scyphistoma