Definition of Sylph. Meaning of Sylph. Synonyms of Sylph

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Definition of Sylph

Sylph
Sylph Sylph, n. [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr. ? a kind of grub, beetle, or moth; -- so called by Paracelsus.] 1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy. 2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus).

Meaning of Sylph from wikipedia

- A sylph (also called sylphid) is an air spirit stemming from the 16th-century works of Paracelsus, who describes sylphs as (invisible) beings of the air...
- Look up sylph or sylphe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sylph is a mythological creature in western tradition. Sylph may also refer to: The hummingbird...
- The Sylph is a 1778 novel by Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It was her second printed work and was published anonymously under the name 'A...
- Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sylph after the air spirits known as sylphs: HMS Sylph (1776) was a 14-gun sloop purchased by the Royal...
- USS Sylph may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Sylph (1813) was launched on 18 August 1813 and sold in 1824 USS Sylph (1831)...
- Sylphes is the second album by gothic rock band Corpus Delicti. v t e...
- Several ships have been named Sylph, for the Sylph, a mythological creature in western tradition. Sylph (1791 ship) was launched at Whitby. She made one...
- Sylph (シルフ, Shirufu) is a defunct ****anese shōjo manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) and was sold monthly. The magazine...
- Sylph was a schooner in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Built to strengthen Commodore Isaac Chauncey's squadron on Lake Ontario, Sylph...
- USS Sylph (PY-5) was a steel hulled steam yacht that served as a presidential yacht operating from the Washington Navy Yard from the late 19th century...