fairylike

• “Abillowy frock of mauve and pink tulle, with a tiny jewelled bodice, is completedby a tinted wig in the same primula shade, while glittering bracelets, caught withwisps of tulle, show up the fairylike wrists manipulating a great fan of snow-whiteplumes.”

  Further Pavlova

• “And it should not bulk on the cityscape like Leviathan; it should rise and soar, light and airy and fairylike.”

  The House Beautiful

• “It was just over a decade ago that Alina Cojocaru first appeared on the Royal Ballet stage, a tiny dancer whose unfeasible, fairylike delicacy belied the steely brilliance of her technique.”

  The Guardian: Onegin - review

• “Little Kitty Bonner, fairylike in gauzy lawn, with pinkest of cheeks and bluest of dancing eyes, arms outstretched and lips puckered in invitation, was striving to kiss the boy.”

  THE STORY OF JEES UCK

• “On a sunny day, or still more on a moonlit night, it has a fairylike beauty.”

  The South Pole~ The Eastern Sledge Journey

• “I tried other names, like Peter Pumpernickel or Periwinkle, since he was such a magical, fairylike character, but he was not amused.”

  Simon & Schuster: When Animals Speak

• “Magical, fairylike contents made the September Q Tea kit there was some danyeela patterned paper in it, gorgeous and I just loved to play with them.”

  Once upon a time

• “Initially, Mayer couched his impressions purely in the terms of magic and fantasy: “The spectator seems placed in a world of enchantment — the scene is so unreal and fairylike.””

  The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876

• “Then with a deft hand, she'd tucked Jemmy's orange blossoms around her head until they made a fairylike crown of white.”

  Hero Come Back

• “Use a fairylike and enchanted voice as you continue with Sing & Do.”

  Simon & Schuster: Itsy Bitsy Yoga

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