2. Verb. (third-person singular of dwarf) ¹
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Definition of Dwarfs
1. dwarf [n] - See also: dwarf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dwarfs
Literary usage of Dwarfs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anomalies and curiosities of medicine by George Milbry Gould, Walter Lytle Pyle (1901)
"There are two species of dwarfs, the first coming into the world under normal
conditions, but who in their infancy become afflicted with a sudden arrest of ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1917)
"Lock (54) secured only tails and half dwarfs, but the half dwarfs were ...
Tails X dwarfs in Fx give tails, often considerably taller than the tall parent. ..."
3. Problems of Genetics by William Bateson (1913)
"As regards laeta, by self-fertilisation no dwarfs were produced, but in all other
respects it behaved almost exactly like velutina. The ovules are evidently ..."
4. Scandinavian Folk-lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the by William Alexander Craigie (1896)
"The dwarfs' power lies in the belt which they wear round their waist ; if that
is taken from one he is powerless, and can be compelled to make whatever one ..."
5. The Fairy Mythology: Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various by Thomas Keightley (1905)
"But the dwarfs emigrated at last, because the tricks and ... Since that time no
one has ever heard or seen anything of the dwarfs in the neighbourhood. ..."
6. Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: A Study of Historical Biography by Eugene Schuyler (1884)
"... there was no lack of dwarfs at Court. Even no private noble house was considered
well furnished without them.1 They were produced on all occasions, ..."
7. The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
"European dwarfs, of whom we possess some record, have shown themselves more
frequently ... One of the most celebrated of all dwarfs was Sir Jeffrey Hudson, ..."
8. In Darkest Africa, Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... dwarfs: their dwellings and mode of living—The Batwa dwarfs— Life in the forest
villages—Two Egyptians captured by the dwarfs at Fort Bodo—The poisons ..."
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