Meaning of sylphide | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of sylphid

alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“When nobody was near, our little Sylphide, who scarcely ate at dinner more than the six grains of rice of Amina … was most active with her knife and fork, and consumed a very substantial portion of mutton cutlets …”

“William Sharp had the fleeting part of Zulim, and Ah Young Hong showed a lovely voice with round, soft low notes and a sugar-sweet top as a nymph and a sylphide.”

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