- A
sylph (also
called sylphid) is an air
spirit stemming from the 16th-century
works of Paracelsus, who
describes sylphs as (invisible)
beings of the air...
- The
Sylph is a 1778
novel by
Georgiana Cavendish,
Duchess of Devonshire. It was her
second printed work and was
published anonymously under the name 'A...
- Look up
sylph or
sylphe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
sylph is a
mythological creature in
western tradition.
Sylph may also
refer to: The hummingbird...
- USS
Sylph may
refer to the
following ships of the
United States Navy: USS
Sylph (1813) was
launched on 18
August 1813 and sold in 1824 USS
Sylph (1831)...
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Several ships have been
named Sylph, for the
Sylph, a
mythological creature in
western tradition.
Sylph (1791 ship) was
launched at Whitby. She made one...
- USS
Sylph (PY-12),
briefly YP-71, was a
yacht in
commission in the
United States Navy as a
patrol yacht from 1940 to 1946.
Intrepid (YP-71), a
yacht built...
- Six
vessels of the
Royal Navy have been
named HMS
Sylph after the air
spirits known as
sylphs: HMS
Sylph (1776) was a 14-gun
sloop purchased by the Royal...
- The long-tailed
sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii) is a
species of
hummingbird in the "coquettes",
tribe Lesbiini of
subfamily Lesbiinae. It is
found in Bolivia...
- The violet-tailed
sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) is a
species of
hummingbird in the "coquettes",
tribe Lesbiini of
subfamily Lesbiinae. It is
found in...
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Sylph was a
schooner in the
United States Navy
during the War of 1812.
Built to
strengthen Commodore Isaac Chauncey's
squadron on Lake Ontario,
Sylph...
