What does sylphish mean?
Sylphish means (archaic) Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike..
All these on a neck of snow slight-tinged with rose-bloom, and within it royal Life: amidst the blaze of lustres ; in sylphish movements, espiegleries, coquetries, and minuet-mazes[.]
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Sylphish means (archaic) Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike..
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All these on a neck of snow slight-tinged with rose-bloom, and within it royal Life: amidst the blaze of lustres ; in sylphish movements, espiegleries, coquetries, and minuet-mazes[.]
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