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Leprechaun vs. Elf

Leprechaun and Elf Definitions

Leprechaun

In Irish folklore, a mischievous elflike creature or fairy who grants wishes or reveals the location of hidden treasure when captured.

Elf

A mythical creature in human form but usually smaller, often considered mischievous.

Leprechaun

(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

Elf

A lively, mischievous child.

Leprechaun

A small mischevous elf or spirit in Irish folklore; it is often depicted in literature as a dwarfish bearded old man; - legend tells that if a leprechaun is captured, he will reveal the location of his hidden pot of gold.

Elf

A usually sprightly or mischievous or sometimes spiteful person.
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Leprechaun

A mischievous elf in Irish folklore

Elf

(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.

Elf

Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.

Elf

(fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).

Elf

A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

Elf

(South Africa) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
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Elf

To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.

Elf

An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
Every elf, and fairy sprite,Hop as light as bird from brier.

Elf

A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

Elf

To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
Elf all my hair in knots.

Elf

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Elf

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