| 单词 | witch brooch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitch brooch witch brooch n. originally Scottish (now rare and historical) a brooch worn as a charm against witchcraft. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > object used as protection against witch bottle1831 witch brooch1871 witch post1900 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun] > other brooches breast brooch1625 breastpin1779 mourning pin1822 bosom-brooch1835 witch brooch1871 mantle-knot1896 fáinne1919 1871 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 1868–70 8 331 The pin is fixed in much the same way as in those that are sometimes called Celtic or witch brooches. 1913 Hastings's Encycl. Relig. & Ethics VI. 559/1 Such amulets..were also known in Scotland as ‘witch-brooches’. 2017 K. Gomez Little Bk. Staffs. (e-book ed.) The Staffordshire witch brooch was heart shaped with unequal sides made of silver and set with eighteen crystals. < as lemmas |
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