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fairy-ring|ˈfɛərɪrɪŋ|
[f. as fairy n. and a. + ring.]
A circular band of grass differing in colour from the grass around it, a phenomenon supposed in popular belief to be produced by fairies when dancing; really caused by the growth of certain fungi.
1599B. Jonson Ev. Man out of Hum. Epil., Let.. turtle⁓footed peace dance fayrie rings About her court. 1698Norris Pract. Disc. (1707) IV. 222 We tread the same Fairy-ring. 1791E. Darwin Bot. Gard. i. 36 So from dark clouds the playful lightning springs, Rives the firm oak, or prints the Fairy-rings. 1832Veg. Subst. Food 328 The ‘fairy rings’..are found..upon dry downs. 1875in Sussex Gloss.
b. attrib. in fairy-ring-champignon, etc.
1884Miller Plant-n., Fairy-ring Champignon, see Champignon. Ibid., Mushroom, fairy-ring. Marasmius oreades and M. urens. |