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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

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

He took part in a charity fundraiser in full scuba kit and had an elfin hand from one of his team.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2022

Ten-feet-tall men and women with large eyes and elfin ears are set in exotic alien locales that bring to mind fantasy artist Frank Frazetta or certain Lakota friends I've met.

From Salon Dec. 22, 2022

As Werfel combed the carpets to make sure the fringes all lay flat, he dreamed of the histories that could be written with the union of elfin and goblin knowledge.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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