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Definition of "elves" []

  • Plural of elf. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "elves" in a sentence
  • "Carole and Alaya also make provocative quotes about elves the former saying "..elves I have nothing to do with", while the latter concurs with "The world does not ever, ever need to see another damn elf"."
  • "The magic of the elves is a twilight thing, the sound of distant silver horns, a fairy gold that turns to dust by noonday, and it is meant to chide the pride of foolish mortal men."
  • "Pratchett's take on the elves is appropriately sinister, as they have no qualms placing a glamour on people and making them do their bidding."