Meanings
nounelfwoman (plural elfwomen)
plural elfwomen
- A female elf.
“Good-wife,” said the miller, “as sure as mill stones run round, that's an elfwoman and that's an elfchild, — or they are the fair resemblances, made by the foul spirit of a mother and bairn, for deceiving thee and me, and bringing us to shame.”
1823 September 1, The Atheneum, or, Spirit of the English Magazines, Boston, page 424, column 1
Origin
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APA
elfwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfwoman
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“elfwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfwoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elfwoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfwoman.
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