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单词 enchantress
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enchantressn.

Brit. /ᵻnˈtʃɑːntrᵻs/, /ᵻnˈtʃantrᵻs/, /ɛnˈtʃɑːntrᵻs/, /ɛnˈtʃantrᵻs/, U.S. /ᵻnˈtʃæntrəs/, /ɛnˈtʃæntrəs/
Forms: Middle English–1500s enchaunteresse, 1500s enchanteresse, 1500s–1700s inchantresse, 1700s– enchantress.
Etymology: < Old French enchanteresse, feminine of enchantere , -eor enchanter n.
A female enchanter.
1. A female who employs magic; a witch, sorceress. Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > enchanter > enchantress
charmeressc1340
enchantressc1374
forspeaker14..
Circec1405
fairya1616
c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iv. iv. 123 O feble and lyȝt is þe hand of Circes þe enchaunteresse.
1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xii. xii Broteon and..Orion wer sones of Mycale the enchaunteresse.
1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 538 A deuelish Witch, and a fanaticall Enchaunteresse.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. vii. §6. 354 Endor, famous by reason of the Inchauntresse.
1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 46 The fucus which these inchantresses..have laid upon the feature..of Truth.
1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 162 Th' enchantress dame..to whom the pow'rs belong Of dreadful Magic.
1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xxi. 433 Philosophy becomes a vain babbler, and religion a superstitious enchantress.
1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 314 Th' Enchantress now begins her spell.
2. figurative. A charming or bewitching woman.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman
morsela1450
honeypot1618
enchantera1704
peach1710
enchantress1713
sparkler1713
enslaver1728
witch1740
fascinatress1799
honey1843
biscuit1855
fairy1862
baby1863
scorcher1881
cracker1891
peacherino1896
hot tamale1897
mink1899
hotty?1913
babe1915
a bit of skirt1916
cookie1917
tomato1918
snuggle-pup1922
nifty1923
brahma1925
package1931
ginch1934
blonde bombshell1942
beast1946
smasher1948
a bit of crackling1949
nymphet1955
nymphette1961
fox1963
beaver1968
superbabe1970
brick house1977
nubile1977
yummy mummy1993
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment > one who fascinates or enchants > female
enchantera1704
enchantress1713
witch1740
fascinatress1799
1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 194 There shalt thou meet Of soft Enchantresses th' Enchantments sweet.
1866–8 M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile i. 3 The girl he loved was the most capricious little enchantress.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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