Look up fairy in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Look up faerie in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The word fairy (faery, faerie, Faërie) may mean: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

• Fairy, a spirit or supernatural being in late Medieval folklore and romance. Also known as 'elves with wings'.
  • more generally, such beings in the folklore of various cultures, see list of beings referred to as fairies
• the "land of Faerie", see Alfheim.
• Fantasy fiction as a literary genre.
• The Faerie faith, a Neopagan tradition emphasizing the ancient meaning of fae, rather than the modern diminutive fairy
  • Feri Tradition, a neopagan tradition with similar but distinct tenets
• Radical Faeries, an organization mostly of gay men.
• Flower fairies, tiny creatures that live in the bottom of gardens, the middle of grassy meadows, and on the edge of distant marshes.

Plants and animals: by Sophie Anderson For other uses, see Fairy (disambiguation). ... The term fairy came into use in Western Europe to refer to certain kinds of folkloric beings. ... lfheim (Old Norse lfheimr Elf-home) is the abode of the lfar Elves in Norse mythology and appears also in northern English ballads under the forms Elfhame and Elphame. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... Faerie Faith is a Neopagan tradition that branched off from the McFarland Dianic tradition through the work of Mark Roberts and the High Priestess Epona. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Radical Faerie community developed in America among Gay men during the 1970s sexual revolution. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... by Sophie Anderson A fairy, faerie,fairie or faery, is a creature from stories and mythology. ...

• fairy slipper
• Fairy Tern

popular culture: Binomial name Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes The Calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa), also known as the fairy slipper or Venuss slipper, is a small pink, purple, or red flowered (accented with white lower lip, darker purple spottings, and yellow beard) perennial member of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), and is found... Binomial name Sterna nereis (Gould, 1843) The Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) is a small tern which occurs in Australia (subspecies nereis), New Caledonia (exsul) and northern New Zealand (davisae). ...

• Fairy chess piece, any unorthodox piece used in a chess variant
• Fairy (detergent), a brand name for several detergent products made by Procter & Gamble
• Fairy Margarine, an Australian brand of margarine, marketed in some countries as "Krona" to avoid conflict with the detergents
• Fairy (slang), a disparaging term meaning a homosexual or an effeminate man. The term can also be used without offense, often by two gay men as a term of affection.

Faeries may refer to: A fairy chess piece or unorthodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess, but used in certain chess variants and some chess problems. ... Two bottles of Fairy. ...

• Faeries (film), starring Kate Winslet

The word fairey can mean: Faeries is a British animated film directed by Gary Hurst and featuring the voices of Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott and Jeremy Irons. ...

• Fairey Aviation Company, a British aircraft manufacturer which produced numerous types of military (mostly naval) aircraft:
  • The Fairey Battle
  • The Fairey Swordfish
  • The Fairey Albacore
  • The Fairey Barracuda
  • The Fairey Firefly
  • The Fairey Fulmar
  • The Fairey Gannet

The Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century, notable for a number of important planes, including the Fairey III family and the Fairey Swordfish. ... Fairey Battle The Fairey Battle was a light bomber of the Royal Air Force built by Fairey Aviation in the late 1930s. ... Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during World War II. Affectionately known as the Stringbag by its crews, it was outdated by 1939, but achieved some spectacular successes during the... The Fairey Albacore is a single-engine carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Fleet Air Arm. ... The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive-bomber used during the Second World War, the first of its type to be fabricated entirely from metal. ... The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. ... The Fulmar was a carrier-borne fighter aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm built by Fairey Aviation during 1940. ... The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne Anti-submarine warfare and Airborne Early Warning aircraft of the immediate post World War II-era developed for the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. ...

See also

• Fairyland
• fey

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.