witch
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noun
1. a woman thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones, popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat and flying on a broomstick.
魔女, 魔法使い〘先のとがった黒い帽子をかぶり, 邪悪な魔法を使うとされる; 男性形はwizard〙; 魔力を持つとされる女性
a follower or practitioner of Wicca or of modern witchcraft.
2. informal an ugly or unpleasant woman:
｟くだけて｠ ばばあ (!年配の女性を侮辱して言う) .
e.g. he can marry the old witch for all I care.
3. a girl or woman who is bewitchingly attractive.
｟くだけて｠ 魅力的な女
4. an edible North Atlantic flatfish that is of some commercial value.
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus, family Pleuronectidae.
verb with object
cast an evil spell on:
…に魔法をかける
e.g. Mrs. Mucharski had somehow witched the house.
(of a girl or woman) enchant (a man):
…を魅惑する
e.g. she witched Jake.
PHRASES
as cold as a witch's tit (or colder than a witch's tit)
vulgar slang very cold.
DERIVATIVES
witchlike |ˈwiCHˌlīk| adjective
ORIGIN
Old English wicca (masculine), wicce (feminine), wiccian (verb); current senses of the verb are probably a shortening of bewitch.