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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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pix·ie
/ ˈpiksē/
(also pix·y)
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n.
(pl. pix·ies)
a supernatural being in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and humanlike in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat, and mischievous in character.
DERIVATIVES:
pix·ie·ish adj.
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Pixies, scents please senses Three-inch dolls come with a story and an outfit tied to aromatics such as sage, cinnamon and cedar.
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 11/23/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...line has grown to 18 pixies that sell for $29...I start out with a pixie by doing research...ball creating herbal pixies. To purchase a pixie or to find a bazaar...Guardian Angel of all the pixies." Cedar Wood Pixie "is very religious...
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Pixies, scents please senses
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 11/23/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...line has grown to 18 pixies that sell for $29...I start out with a pixie by doing research...ball creating herbal pixies. To purchase a pixie or to find a bazaar...Guardian Angel of all the pixies." Cedarwood Pixie "is very religious...
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Pixie dusted.(Ticket)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 11/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...was the year that "Doolittle" by the Pixies came out. In a silver Honda Civic wagon...ago. She will be attending her second Pixies concert Saturday at the Hult Center...heyday, Runyan's sister got to see the Pixies live at a small club in Michigan. But...
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Pixies return to their `Doolittle' days
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/27/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...times were indeed good - really good.The Pixies recorded their second full-length album...especially by zealous fans who still lurk on Pixies online forums and wear their "Come on...n' roll vernacular and exalted the Pixies as the godfathers of grunge. To commemorate...
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Pixies: Redefining the noisy fringe of alternative rock
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/24/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...and now we wonder where we are." The Pixies, "Motorway to Roswell" HOUSTON In Texas...theater called the Vatican, where the Pixies would be playing this night. I was late to meet the Pixies' leader Black Francis, so I plunked down...
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Pixie's: A family business geared toward family customers
Newspaper article from: The Billings Gazette; 9/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; You can get ice cream at Pixie's. And flavored popcorn. And a wife...question, recalled Charles Myers, who owns Pixie's with his wife, Helen. "It was...surprised if you see a whole string of Pixie's sprouting up around the country...
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COMMENTARY: Pixies make their mark
News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/9/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...bands can claim to be as influential as the Pixies, who laid the groundwork for the 1990s...bands and musicians have flourishes of the Pixies' music peppered throughout their discographies. The Pixies were not outstanding musicians. Frank...
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THE PIXIES Juggling fame with mischief
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/22/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...Machine have ripped through a cover of the Pixies' "Debaser." You've got to figure it's a major kick for the Pixies, who just five years ago were unknowns...songs. A thrill? "Oh, yeah," says Pixies singer-songwriter-guitarist Black...
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Alt-fluential; Assessing the Pixies' effect, on their return.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 11/26/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...how come you ain't rich? The current Pixies Sell Out tour (which stops Tuesday at...prestigious All Music Guide, that the Pixies were one of the most influential American...Nirvana sounded very little like the Pixies, even if Kurt Cobain often claimed...
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Disney Online Launches Pixie Hollow Virtual World; Magical Destination Brings Enchanting Fairy Adventures to Life.
Business Wire; 10/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...unforgettable journeys in the meadows of Pixie Hollow. Today marks the official opening of Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow (www.PixieHollow.com), an...Bell and tons of Fairy friends. Inside Pixie Hollow, Fairies gather to help bring about...
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The Pixies
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Pixies (originally known as Pixies in Panoply) and quickly became...Santiago "the lifeblood of the Pixies' sound, as well as their unhinged...drinkin', smokin', rockin' Pixie, the one who keeps the spirits...taught players. In 1986, the Pixies played in Boston clubs and recorded...
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Pixies
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
PIXIES Formed: 1986, Boston, Massachusetts; Disbanded...Rock Best-selling album since 1990: Death to the Pixies (1997) Hit songs since 1990: "Dig for Fire," "Head On" The Pixies never notched a number one record or placed a video...
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pixie
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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.
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Black, Frank
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...songwriter Raised on Pop Music Formed the Pixies Group Split After Underground Success...leader of alternative rock icons the Pixies, musician Charles Thompson underwent...x2014;a mainstay of his work with the Pixies—remained very much in place...
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Breeders, The
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...hit, "Cannonball." Led by the ex-Pixies bassist Kim Deal, the band crafted a...the Boston alternative music stars the Pixies in the late 1980s. Feeling underappreciated...debut album, Pod (1990), during a Pixies tour of England. See-sawing between...
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