fairy tale
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Fairy-tale dresses, gobs of glitter and the designer Christian Dior’s lush color palette are on display at a 22,000-square-foot exhibition of his work at the Brooklyn Museum.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022
Fairy-tale animals peek out from the trees and trails.
From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2015
Fairy-tale dreams appear possible in the future; man is striving to emerge beyond the boundaries of his planet into cosmic space.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why, Dot, you're going on a veritable Fairy-tale visit.
From Two Little Women on a Holiday by Wells, Carolyn
By the adaptation in it of some purely mythical character or event, a novel is no more constituted "historical" than is a Fairy-tale by the adaptation of folklore.
From A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales by Nield, Jonathan
