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A place where fairies congregate in a ring, particularly in order to dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
Examples
- 1914, "Rhys at the Fairy Dance" in Maud Keary, Enchanted Tulips and Other Verses for Children, Macmillan and Company, page 102, Though many a year has passed away, / None have seen Rhys since that day! / Does he dance and does he sing / For ever in a Fairy Ring?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elf circle, fairy circle, pixie ring
Antonyms: none provided
A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, mycology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elf circle, elf-dance, fairy circle, pixie ring
Antonyms: none provided
a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fairy circle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring
The idea of a ring where fairies danced was a traditional explanation for the fungal phenomenon before it was understood.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Burmese:
မှိုကျင်း
(hmui-kyang:)
— ring of fungi
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Czech:
čarodějný kruh
— ring of fungi
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Dutch:
heksenkring
— ring of fungi
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Esperanto:
sorĉistina ringo
— ring of fungi
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Finnish:
sienikehä
— ring of fungi
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Finnish:
noidankehä
— ring of fungi
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French:
rond de sorcière
— ring of fungi
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German:
Hexenring
— ring of fungi
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Italian:
cerchio delle streghe
— ring of fungi
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Norwegian:
heksering
— ring of fungi
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Polish:
czarcie koło
— ring of fungi
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Polish:
czarci krąg
— ring of fungi
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Portuguese:
anel de fadas
— ring of fungi
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Spanish:
anillo de hadas
— ring of fungi
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Swedish:
häxring
— ring of fungi
