'Fairies' definitions:

Definition of 'Fairies'

From: GCIDE

Fairy \Fair"y\, n.; pl. Fairies. [OE. fairie, faierie, enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, OF. faerie enchantment, F. f['e]er, fr. LL. Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See Fate, and cf. Fay a fairy.] [Written also {fa["e]ry}.]
1. Enchantment; illusion. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The God of her has made an end, And fro this worlde's fairy Hath taken her into company. --Gower. [1913 Webster]
2. The country of the fays; land of illusions. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy. --Lydgate. [1913 Webster]
3. An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon. [1913 Webster]
The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy. --K. James. [1913 Webster]
And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
5. An enchantress. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Fairy of the mine, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See Kobold. [1913 Webster]
No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful power over true virginity. --Milton. [1913 Webster]