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elf

elf \'elf\ \'elvz\ \'el-fish\ n or elves [ME, fr. OE lf; akin to ON 
   alfr elf] pl  1: a small often mischievous fairy  2a: a small creature : 
   DWARF; esp : a mischievous child  2b: a mischievous or malicious person  - 
   elf.ish aj