nixie
Example Sentences
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I think of the river and how, when one nixie detached from the others, Cardan waited until it paused and then left so we could get out of the water.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Her face was flushed and her nixie eyes were dancing to the mischief she contemplated.
From An Orkney Maid by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
They dwell with Odin and the nixie in the lake.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
"Cat eyes," "nixie eyes," are samples of the epithets bestowed upon them.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
The Nixie of the Mummel-lake The legend of the nixie of Seebach is one of gloom and tragedy, albeit as charming as most of the Rhine tales.
From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Spence, Lewis
