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  1. Fairy
    Fairy is a derogatory slang expression for an effeminate man or homosexual.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Fairy
    Small, human-like mythical being. May be benevolent or malevolent.
    Found on http://www.psychics.co.uk/define/

  3. Fairy
    Small, human-like mythical being. May be benevolent or malevolent.
    Found on http://www.psychicscience.org/paraglos.x

  4. fairy
    [adj] - of or pertaining to or resembling (especially in delicacy) a fairy or fairies 2. [n] - small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. fairy
    Supernatural being found in mythology and folklore around the world. Fairies are often represented as tiny, winged sprites, sometimes good, sometimes evil, who possess a mysterious power over human...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  6. Fairy
    Fair'y noun ; plural Fairies . [ Middle English fairie , faierie , enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, Old French faerie enchantment, French féer , from Late Latin Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/4

  7. Fairy
    Fair'y adjective 1. Of or pertaining to fairies. 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. Dryden. Fairy bird (Zoology) , the Euoropean little tern ( Sterna minuta ); -- called also sea swallow...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/4

  8. fairy
    1. Enchantment; illusion. 'The God of her has made an end, And fro this worlde's fairy Hath taken her into company.' (Gower) ... 2. The country of the fays; land of illusions. 'He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy.' (Lydgate) ... 3. An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. fairy
    faery noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Fairy
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to fairies. • (n.) Enchantment; illusion. • (n.) An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon. • ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. fairy
    a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having magic powers and dwelling on earth in close relationship with humans. It can appear as a ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/4

  12. Fairy
    Fairy is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Fairy` Fae,Faery,Faie,Fairie,Fairy,Fay,Faye Fairy doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Fairy appeared In the top-1000 was 88 years ago, In 1920. It ranked #874 In that year. . 1900 was a `top year` for the name Fairy....
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Fai

  13. Fairy
    Fairy is a derogatory slang expression for an effeminate man or homosexual.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. fairy
    • small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
    • offensive terms for an openly homosexual man

    Found on

  15. fairy
    fairy, in folklore, one of a variety of supernatural beings endowed with the powers of magic and enchantment. Belief in fairies has existed from earliest times, and literatures all over the world have tales of fairies and their relations with humans. Some Christians have said that fairies were the a...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08181

  16. Fairy
    A `fairy` (also `faery`, `faerie`, `fay`, `fae`; euphemistically `wee folk`, `good folk`, `people of peace`, `fair folk`, etc.)<ref name="Briggs1">Briggs, Katharine Mary (1976) An Encyclopedia of Fairies. New York, Pantheon Books. "Euphemistic names for fairies" p. 127 ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy

  17. Fairy
    (disambiguation) A `Fairy` is a spirit or supernatural being in late Medieval folklore and romance. The word `fairy` (`faery`, `faerie` or `Faërie`) may also mean: Tradition and Mythology: Plants and animals: Popular culture: Business: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy

  18. Fairy
    (brand) `Fairy` is a brand of washing-up liquid produced by Procter & Gamble at their West Thurrock factory (The London Plant), England. Fairy liquid is traditionally green, prompting the well-known advertising jingle "Now hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face, with mild gr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy

  19. Fairy
    (Artemis Fowl) `Fairies`, in the fictional series Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, are beings, usually shorter than a human, who possess magic properties. The average height of a fairy is exactly 1 metre, one centimetre. All the fairies have retreated below the Earth to escape the destructiveness...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy

  20. Fairy
    (steamboat) `Fairy` was a small wooden sidewheel-driven steamship placed into service on Puget Sound in 1853. Fairy was the first steam-powered vessel to conduct regularly-scheduled service on Puget Sound. Career: Fairy was built in San Francisco and brought to Puget Soun...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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