单词 | enchantress |
释义 | enchantressn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.c1374 |
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