Brownie vs. Pixie — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Brownie and Pixie
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Brownie
A small square of rich chocolate cake, typically containing nuts.
Pixie
A pixie (also pixy, pixi, pizkie, piskie and pigsie as it is sometimes known in Cornwall) is a mythical creature of British folklore. Pixies are considered to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas around Devon and Cornwall, suggesting some Celtic origin for the belief and name.
Brownie
A member of the junior branch of the Guide Association, for girls aged between about 7 and 10, wearing a brown uniform
For my birthday I want to join the Brownies
Pixie
A supernatural being in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and humanlike in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat.
Brownie
A benevolent elf that supposedly haunts houses and does housework secretly.
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Pixie
Short for pixie cut
Do you think she should grow out her hair or keep her pixie?
Brownie
Brownie A member of the Girl Scouts from six through eight years of age.
Pixie
A fairylike or elfin creature, especially one that is mischievous; a playful sprite.
Brownie
A bar of moist, usually chocolate cake, often with nuts.
Pixie
Playfully mischievous.
Brownie
A small sprite thought to do helpful work at night.
Pixie
A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
Brownie
A brown trout.
Pixie
(slang) A cute, petite woman with short hair.
Brownie
(culinary) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
Pixie
An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.
Brownie
(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
Pixie
A butterfly of the genus Melanis.
Brownie
(paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
Pixie
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
Brownie
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.
Pixie
Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
Brownie
(informal) A brown trout (Salmo trutta).
Brownie
(informal) The widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
Brownie
A girl in the first level of Girl Guides (US: Girl Scouts).
Brownie
A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
Brownie
A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.
Brownie
An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping.
Brownie
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
Brownie
Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
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