faerie tale

English

Noun

faerie tale (plural faerie tales)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of fairy tale.
    • 1985 February 2, Tim Broadbent, “Kindred Spirits (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 10:
      All these stories are based upon the classic structure of the faerie tale and are highly enjoyable (and, yes, they end "happily ever after"). But they can provide much more than that.
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