(astronomy) An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.
“Blossom saw a little pixie hovering next to Lily. He had pointy ears and a mischievous grin with twinkling blue eyes.”
“That brief solace was interrupted by the cry of a girl with a pixie cut holding a box of hats.”
“There was Coach Murray, a short, stubby woman with a blonde pixie cut and a dimpled smile.”
pixilation
A stop-motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames.