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Look up: Pixie

  1. pixie
    In the folklore of Devon and Cornwall, England, a kind of fairy. Pixies were believed to kidnap children and to lead travellers astray. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  2. pixie
    Origin: For Pucksy, from Puck. ... 1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. ... Alternative forms: picksy. ... 2. <botany> A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in new Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest...
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  3. Pixie
    • (n.) A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest spring. • (n.) An old English name for a fairy; an elf.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. pixie
    in the folklore of southwestern England, tiny elflike spirit or mischievous fairy dressed in green who dances in the moonlight to the music of frogs ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/74

  5. Pixie
    Pixie is a Celtic boy name. The meaning of the name is `Small Elf, Fairy` The name Pixie doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Pixie seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Pixi

  6. pixie
    • (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
    • creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

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  7. pixie
    pixie, in English folklore, spirit or fairy. The pixie is commonly represented as a mischievous imp who delights in flustering young maidens and leading travelers astray.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08392

  8. Pixie
    Pixie is British slang for a male homosexual.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  9. Pixie
    Pixie is British slang for a male homosexual.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. Pixie
    In Devonshire mythology, pixies are the mischievious spirits of infants who have died before baptism.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Pixie
    `Pixies` (also `Pixy`, `Pixi`, `Pizkie`, `Piskies` and `Pigsies` as they are sometimes known in Cornwall) are mythical creatures of folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated in the areas around Devon and Cornwall, suggesting some Celtic origin for the belief and name. They are usually dep...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  12. Pixie
    (X-Men) image=PixieWiki.png `Pixie` (`Megan Gwynn`) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. Her mutation grants her pixie-like eyes, colorful wings that allow her to fly, and "pixie dust" which causes hallucinations. After a confrontation with the revived former m...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  13. Pixie
    (renderer) `Pixie` is a free (Open Source), photorealistic raytracing renderer for generating photorealistic images, developed by Okan Arikan in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas At Austin. It is RenderMan-compliant (meaning it reads conformant RIB, and supports fu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  14. Pixie
    (disambiguation) A `pixie` is a small flying creature in folklore. `Pixie` may also refer to: Media and entertainment: Cameras: People: Places: Technology: Medicine: Candy: Pop culture: Distinguish from:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  15. Pixie
    (Eternal) image= --> `Pixie` is a fictional character, a member of the Eternals, a race in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Marvel: The Lost Generation #12 (the first issue published, as they were numbered in reverse order). Fictional character biography: `Pixie` was a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  16. Pixie
    (Morlock) image= --> `Pixie` is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Ghost Rider III #8 (December, 1990). Fictional character biography: Pixie was a mutant, and one of the Morlocks. Masque deformed her right leg when she opposed him...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  17. Pixie
    (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the `Pixie` is a Fey. Based upon the faeries and pixies of myth, they are merry and carefree pranksters who inhabit forests and woodlands. Publication history: The pixie first appeared in the Dungeons &am...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  18. Pixie
    (photographer) `Pixie` (born 1973) is an American photographer, known for celebrity portraiture, massive event and music band photography. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, one of the nation’s leading colleges of art and design. In 2...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie

  19. Pixie
    (CMS) `Pixie` is an open source web application that allows the creation and management of small websites. Pixie is primarily known for its ease of use, simple installation and unique interface. Pixie falls into the software category of a Content management system (CMS), however it is markete...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie



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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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