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elfin

[el-fin] / ˈɛl fɪn /


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With her bleach-blond punk haircut, puckish grin and bright elfin eyes, she could have come to the company’s heavily guarded San Francisco headquarters straight from a Berlin rave, via an old forest road in Middle-earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

With her elfin features and skinhead look she was one of pop music's most recognisable figures.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

And in the “Five Pieces” section, Ashley Hod, eerie and elfin, and Gilbert Bolden III gave angular depth to the acrobatic partnering.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Before their was “Glee” there was “Rudolph,” with its doe-eyed but different hero, its elfin dentist and it island of misfit toys.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022

And then, seeing what he carried, she exclaimed; her face ignited with elfin, exuberant glee.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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