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- noun Plural form of
pixie .
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Examples
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These are what we call pixies in most of England, but in Cornwall, they are called piskies.
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These are what we call pixies in most of England, but in Cornwall, they are called piskies.
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He devoutly believed in fairies, whom he called pixies; and held that they changed babies, and made the mushroom rings on the downs to dance in.
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He devoutly believed in fairies, whom he called pixies; and held that they changed babies, and made the mushroom rings on the downs to dance in.
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But soon we came to the hollow mound known as the pixies' house, elaborately furnished, and a feature, we were told, of the recreation of an imagined world evoked by a book remembered from childhood.
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The creatures called "pixies" seem an odd fit for this story, in that your premise skews hard toward the paranormal and pseudo-scientific, yet they're more traditionally supernatural in origin.
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December 15th, 2008 at 11: 22 pm ha! just read through these comments. to anyone calling the pixies ‘overrated’ or ’standard pop/punk’ (gack!!!) – just try covering one of the less melodic pixies songs. really, try. you can’t. blah Says:
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Many monsters like dragons or giants are monstrous, but others are fantastic such as pixies or unicorns.
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Many monsters like dragons or giants are monstrous, but others are fantastic such as pixies or unicorns.
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Those games put more emphasis on fun, while Gray says that DreamBox Learning K-2 Math teaches in a different way and has fun themes such as pixies, pirates, dinosaurs and pets.
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