Gnome /(?)/

Gnome

n.
  1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
  2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
  3. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States. (Zool.)
  4. A brief reflection or maxim.