elf /elf/

1. In European folklore, a supernatural being, generally of human form but diminutive size, sometimes more malignant than a fairy
2. A fairy
3. A dwarf
4. A mischievous or fairy-like being, esp a child

To entangle (hair)

elfˈhood noun

elfˈin adjective

1. Small, with delicate frame
2. Small, mischievous and charming
3. Relating to a good-natured elf

1. A little elf
2. A child
3. A small N American butterfly

elfˈish, elvˈan, elvˈen or elvˈish adjective

1. Elf-like or mischievous
2. Tricky
3. Distraught
4. Self-willed

elfˈ-arrow or elfˈ-bolt noun

An elf-shot

elfˈ-child noun

A changeling, or a child supposed to have been left by elves in the place of one stolen by them

elf cup noun

Any of several cup-shaped fungi

elfˈland noun

The land of the elves or fairies

elfˈlocks plural noun (Shakespeare)

Locks of hair tangled together, supposedly by elves

elfˈ-shoot transitive verb

To shoot with an elf-arrow, bewitch

elfˈ-shot noun

1. A prehistoric flint or stone arrowhead, supposed to be used by elves
2. Sickness attributed to it

adjective

1. Shot with an elf-arrow
2. Bewitched

ELF

Extremely (or extra) low frequency

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