WITCH
\wˈɪt͡ʃ], \wˈɪtʃ], \w_ˈɪ_tʃ]\
Definitions of WITCH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.
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An ugly old woman; a hag.
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A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
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One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; - now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well.
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One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; - said especially of a woman or child.
By Oddity Software
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A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.
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An ugly old woman; a hag.
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A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
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One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; - now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well.
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One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; - said especially of a woman or child.
By Noah Webster.
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A woman supposed to associate with evil spirits and to practice magic; a hag; colloquially, a fascinating young woman.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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One supposed to have dealings with evil spirits; playfully, a bewitching girl or woman.
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Witchcraft.
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Sorcery.
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Extraordinary fascination.
By James Champlin Fernald
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