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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

Smiling his little elfin smile, he sometimes looks no older than that 11-year-old boy who had the world taken from him.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

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

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

Recognizable by her shaved head and elfin features, O’Connor began her career singing on the streets of Dublin and soon rose to international fame.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

He even dreamed of being invited to travel to the white palace of Dwelholm by the visiting elfin historian.

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




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