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korrig (plural korrigs)

1. (mythology, folklore) A korrigan.
   • 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn:

     The Korrig at her fount sat there
     A-combing of her long fair hair.

   • 1894, Edward Tyson, A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients, London: David Nutt, page lxxx:

     The size of the Breton Korrigs or Korrigan, if we may believe Villemarqué in his account of this folk, does not exceed two feet, but their proportions are most exact, and they have long flowing hair, which they comb out with great care.