| 单词 | garden magic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgarden magic garden magic n. †(a) the enchanting effect of a garden (obsolete); (b) the use of magic to (supposedly) aid the cultivation of a garden. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > magic to aid gardening garden magic1904 1904 E. Wharton Ital. Villas v. 175 All but the statues have now disappeared, but much of the old garden-magic lingers. 1916 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 46 385 The very first days after my arrival..I hardly knew of the existence of garden magic. Later on I was allowed to assist at his chanting over magical herbs. 1957 P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound iii. 71 The cult has come a long way from simple garden-magic. 2004 Oceania 75 94 The United Church has strongly discouraged practices which involve ‘incantations’ - a fundamental component of garden magic. < as lemmas |
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