Meanings
nounfaerie tale (plural faerie tales)
plural faerie tales
- rareRare form of fairy tale.
All these stories are based upon the classic structure of the faerie tale and are highly enjoyable (and, yes, they end "happily ever after"). But they can provide much more than that.
1985 February 2, Tim Broadbent, “Kindred Spirits (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 10
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