1. 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. There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a witch. --Wyclif (Acts viii. 9). He can not abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's a witch. --Shak.
2. An ugly old woman; a hag. --Shak.
3. 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. [Colloq.]
4. (Geom.) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The stormy petrel.
6. A Wiccan; an adherent or practitioner of {Wicca}, a religion which in different forms may be paganistic and nature-oriented, or ditheistic. The term witch applies to both male and female adherents in this sense. [PJC]
One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person ... is that so bad?
2. An ugly old woman; a hag. --Shak.
3. 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. [Colloq.]
4. (Geom.) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The stormy petrel.
6. A Wiccan; an adherent or practitioner of {Wicca}, a religion which in different forms may be paganistic and nature-oriented, or ditheistic. The term witch applies to both male and female adherents in this sense. [PJC]
One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person ... is that so bad?
Boo!
~ Jan
