Английский Этимологический словарь - fairy
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Fairy
fairy
- 13c., from O.Fr. faerie "land of fairies, meeting of fairies, enchantment, magic," from fae "fay," from L. fata (pl.) "the Fates." The slange meaning "effeminate male homosexual" is first recorded 1895. Faerie was introduced by Edmund Spencer as a deliberate archaism in "The Faerie Queen" (1590). Fairy tale "oral narrative centered on magical tests, quests, and transformations" (1749) translates Fr. Conte de feйs of Madame d'Aulnois (1698, translated into Eng. 1699).
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~ n 1 a small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person 2 an offensive word for a homosexual man ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(fairies) 1. A fairy is an imaginary creature with magical powers. Fairies are often represented as small people with wings. N-COUNT 2. If someone describes a man as a fairy, they mean that he is a homosexual and they disapprove of this. (OFFENSIVE, OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural fairies) Etymology: Middle English fairie ~land, enchantment, from Anglo-French faerie, from fee ~, from Latin Fata, goddess of fate, from fatum fate Date: 14th century 1. a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers 2. usually disparaging a male homosexual • ~ adjective • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a small imaginary being with magical powers. 2 sl. derog. a male homosexual. --adj. of fairies, fairy-like, delicate, small. Phrases and idioms fairy cake a small individual iced sponge cake. fairy cycle a small bicycle for a child. fairy godmother a benefactress. fairy lights small coloured lights esp. for outdoor decoration. fairy ring a ring of darker grass caused by fungi. fairy story (or tale) 1 a tale about fairies. 2 an incredible story; a fabrication. Derivatives fairy-like adj. Etymology: ME f. OF faerie f. fae FAY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. фея; волшебница; эльф fairy of the mine —- кобольд, гном bad fairy —- злая фея; злой гений fairy godmother —- добрая фея; крестная Золушки 2. ам. сл. гомосексуалист 3. волшебный, сказочный 4. воображаемый; иллюзорный 5. тонкий, прозрачный fairy textures —- тонкие ткани ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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lights noun; pl. китайские фонарики FAIRY 1. noun 1) фея; волшебница; эльф - bad fairy 2) amer.; sl. гомосексуалист Syn: see sprite 2. adj. 1) волшебный, сказочный; похожий на фею 2) воображаемый 3) прозрачный, просвечивающий ...Англо-русский словарь
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