What does sylphide mean?
Sylphide means Alternative spelling of sylphid.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative spelling of sylphid.
When nobody was near, our little Sylphide, who scarcely ate at dinner more than the six grains of rice of Amina … was most active with her knife and fork, and consumed a very substantial portion of mutton cutlets …
William Sharp had the fleeting part of Zulim, and Ah Young Hong showed a lovely voice with round, soft low notes and a sugar-sweet top as a nymph and a sylphide.
Use sylphide when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sylphide means Alternative spelling of sylphid.
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When nobody was near, our little Sylphide, who scarcely ate at dinner more than the six grains of rice of Amina … was most active with her knife and fork, and consumed a very substantial portion of mutton cutlets …
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