"dwarfess" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dwarfesses [plural]
Etymology: From dwarf + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dwarf|ess}} dwarf + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} dwarfess (plural dwarfesses)
  1. (dated) A human female dwarf. Tags: dated Synonyms: dwarfette
    Sense id: en-dwarfess-en-noun-ZPjMcgI5
  2. (fantasy) A female of the dwarf race. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythological creatures Synonyms: dwarfette, dwarfmaid, dwarrowdam
    Sense id: en-dwarfess-en-noun-AhplFLmW Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Topics: fantasy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dwarvess [rare]

Inflected forms

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