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Elfin — may refer to:People and created works* Elfin of Alt Clut, ruler of Alt Clut, seventh century Scotland * The Elfin Knight , traditional Scottish folk ballad * Elfin Dance , piano composition * The Elfin Ship , part of a Balumnia Trilogy by James… … Wikipedia
Elfin — MS8 Streamliner Elfin Cars Pty Ldt. ist ein australischer Sportwagenhersteller. Die Firma wurde 1957 von Garrie Cooper, einem erfolgreichen Championship Fahrer, gegründet. 1998 wurde Elfin von den Geschäftsmännern Bill Hemming und Nick Kovatch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Elfin — Elf in ( [i^]n), a. Relating to elves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elfin — Elf in, n. A little elf or urchin. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elfin — 1590s, from ELF (Cf. elf); first found in Spenser, who may have been thinking of ELVEN (Cf. elven) but the word also is a proper name in the Arthurian romances (Elphin) … Etymology dictionary
elfin — [adj] mischievous; small delicate, devilish, disobedient, elfish, frolicsome, impish, little, minute, misbehaving, naughty, petite, playful, prankish, puckish, puny, rascally, slight, sprightly, tiny; concepts 401,545 … New thesaurus
elfin — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or resembling an elf, especially in being small and delicate … English terms dictionary
elfin — [elf′in] adj. [prob. < ME elvene, gen. pl.: see ELF] of or like an elf; tiny, delicate, etc. n. an elf … English World dictionary
elfin — el|fin [ˈelfın] adj someone who looks elfin is small and delicate ▪ She had an elfin face and wide grey eyes … Dictionary of contemporary English
elfin — [[t]e̱lfɪn[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe someone as elfin, you think that they are attractive because they are small and have delicate features. ...a little boy with an elfin face … English dictionary
elfin — adjective someone who looks elfin is small and delicate: dark hair and a white elfin face … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
