Found 2 items, similar to Elves.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: elves elves See elf elf n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp] 2: below 3 kilohertz [syn: extremely low frequency] [also: elves (pl)] elves n : an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
English → English (gcide) Definition: Elves Elf \Elf\ ([e^]lf), n.; pl. Elves ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. Auf, Oaf.] 1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks. [1913 Webster] Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird from brier. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf. [1913 Webster] Elf arrow, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric make in the fields and formerly attributed them to fairies; -- called also elf bolt, elf dart, and elf shot . Elf child, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of one they had stolen. See Changeling. Elf fire, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer. Elf owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Micrathene Whitneyi) of Southern California and Arizona. [1913 Webster] Elves \Elves\, n.; pl. of Elf. [1913 Webster] Elvish \Elv"ish\, a. 1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also, vacant; absent in demeanor. See Elfish. [1913 Webster] He seemeth elvish by his countenance. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]