fairyhoodn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛːrɪhʊd/, U.S.

/ˈfɛriˌhʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fairy n., -hood suffix.

Etymology: < fairy n. + -hood suffix.

†1. A (notional) earlier time when fairies existed. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1744 Educ.: Fairy Tale 9 In the Days of Fairy-hood there lived two Fairies.

2. The state or condition of being a fairy; the nature or characteristics of a fairy. Also with possessive adjective: a title of respect for a fairy.

ΚΠ

1789 ‘Mrs. Lovechild’ Fairy Spectator 70 The good Fairy..has bestowed upon me some privileges annexed to fairyhood.

1827 G. Darley Sylvia v. vi. 189 What does your fairyhood say to that?

1842 E. B. Barrett Bk. Poets in Athenæum 6 Aug. 707/3 The ‘Midsummer Night's Dream’ displays more of the fairyhood of fairies, than the ‘Paradise Lost’ does of the angelhood of angels.

1905 Outlook 27 May 747/2 In his fairyhood lies his strength.

1934 Folk-lore 45 100 Nor can their [sc. fairies'] shape be used as a criterion of their fairyhood, since they have the power of changing it.

2010 S. Roberts Snow Globe 86 The only subject that took precedence over fairyhood was that the hope that Santa would bring her a puppy.

3. The state or condition of having the ethereal, magical, or delicate qualities associated with fairies. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > delicateness or daintiness

softheadc1350

delicateness?1529

daintethness1548

gingerliness1583

daintinessa1586

delicacya1586

subtilty1660

the blue of the plum1707

bloom1777

daintification1780

daintihood1780

fairyhood1832

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > dainty food > daintiness

daintiness1552

fairyhood1904

1832 Fraser's Mag. 5 475 Sipping his coffee in the blessed unconsciousness of the fairyhood of his situation.

1904 F. Schloesser Cult of Chafing Dish 143 An omelette..may be light, frothy, ethereal, almost gossamer-like in its impalpable fairyhood.

1913 Irish Rev. 3 269 So the wild bluebells come into their fairyhood.

†4. Fairies collectively. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > collectively

fairya1375

good neighboura1585

faerie1612

good peoplea1692

small people1696

little people1719

Sidhe1724

gentrya1731

little mena1731

small folk1785

little folk1791

gentlefolk1795

the wee folk1819

good folk1820

Pharisee1823

gentle-people1832

fairyhood1844

folk of peace1875

1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 85 The down-trodden fairyhood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fairyhood
释义	fairyhoodn. Brit. /ˈfɛːrɪhʊd/, U.S. /ˈfɛriˌhʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fairy n., -hood suffix. Etymology: < fairy n. + -hood suffix. †1. A (notional) earlier time when fairies existed. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1744 Educ.: Fairy Tale 9 In the Days of Fairy-hood there lived two Fairies. 2. The state or condition of being a fairy; the nature or characteristics of a fairy. Also with possessive adjective: a title of respect for a fairy. ΚΠ 1789 ‘Mrs. Lovechild’ Fairy Spectator 70 The good Fairy..has bestowed upon me some privileges annexed to fairyhood. 1827 G. Darley Sylvia v. vi. 189 What does your fairyhood say to that? 1842 E. B. Barrett Bk. Poets in Athenæum 6 Aug. 707/3 The ‘Midsummer Night's Dream’ displays more of the fairyhood of fairies, than the ‘Paradise Lost’ does of the angelhood of angels. 1905 Outlook 27 May 747/2 In his fairyhood lies his strength. 1934 Folk-lore 45 100 Nor can their [sc. fairies'] shape be used as a criterion of their fairyhood, since they have the power of changing it. 2010 S. Roberts Snow Globe 86 The only subject that took precedence over fairyhood was that the hope that Santa would bring her a puppy. 3. The state or condition of having the ethereal, magical, or delicate qualities associated with fairies. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > delicateness or daintiness softheadc1350 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 gingerliness1583 daintinessa1586 delicacya1586 subtilty1660 the blue of the plum1707 bloom1777 daintification1780 daintihood1780 fairyhood1832 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > dainty food > daintiness daintiness1552 fairyhood1904 1832 Fraser's Mag. 5 475 Sipping his coffee in the blessed unconsciousness of the fairyhood of his situation. 1904 F. Schloesser Cult of Chafing Dish 143 An omelette..may be light, frothy, ethereal, almost gossamer-like in its impalpable fairyhood. 1913 Irish Rev. 3 269 So the wild bluebells come into their fairyhood. †4. Fairies collectively. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > collectively fairya1375 good neighboura1585 faerie1612 good peoplea1692 small people1696 little people1719 Sidhe1724 gentrya1731 little mena1731 small folk1785 little folk1791 gentlefolk1795 the wee folk1819 good folk1820 Pharisee1823 gentle-people1832 fairyhood1844 folk of peace1875 1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 85 The down-trodden fairyhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1744
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