witcheryn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtʃ(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈwɪtʃəri/

Forms: 1500s witcherye, 1500s–1600s witcherie, 1500s– witchery.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: witch v.¹, witch n., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < either witch v.¹ or witch n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier witching n.¹ and witchcraft n.

a. The use or practice of witchcraft; acts of magic as used by witches.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun]

wielingeOE

wielOE

craftOE

witchcraftOE

witchdomOE

telingc1230

demerlaykc1275

dweomercraeftc1275

sorcerya1300

magicc1387

maleficec1390

jugglerya1400

precination1503

witchery1546

maleficiousness1547

prestigiation?c1550

wizardry1583

magie1592

dark art1613

prestigion1635

conjurement1645

magomancy1652

wizardism1682

thaumaturgy1727

warlockry1818

witchwork1827

brujería1838

wizardship1882

trolldom1891

mojo1923

pixie dust1951

witchering1956

old religion1964

1546 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 1st Pt. f. 35^v Besydes the art Magyck, Sortilege..Geomancye, and witcherye, that was taught there also.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. x. 57 She sawe not anie one carrieng a faggot to the fier, but she would saie it was to make a fier to burne hir for witcherie.

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. vi. 60 in Wks. (1640) III Cla. What Devills Pater noster mumbles shee? Alk. Stay, you will heare more of her witcherie .

1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. i. 33 There is a manifest difference between Magick, which is Wisdom and supernatural Knowledge, and the Witchery and Conjuring by which we now understand the Word.

1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama iv. 30 While young and old assembled round, Listened, as if by witchery bound.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity II. v. ii. 328 No one answering the citation to accuse the Empress of adultery or witchery.

1965 Ngugi wa Thiong'o River Between (2002) i. 2 That great witch, Kamiri, whose witchery bewildered even the white man at Muranga.

2007 G. C. Milnes Signs, Cures & Witchery xviii. 147 An instance of suspected witchery that took place recently in southern West Virginia caused four children to become sick.

b. In plural. Acts or instances of witchcraft; spells, charms, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > act(s) of

wielOE

witchcraftsOE

telingc1230

sorceries1357

witcheries1573

witchering1818

1573 G. Gifford tr. W. Fulke Prælections xviii. f. 123 With the witcheries [L. veneficijs] and inchauntementes or peruerse doctrine, they seduced all nations into errour.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. vii. 575 The Heathens in those parts are giuen to Auguries and Witcheries.

1637 J. Milton Comus 18 Great Comus, Deepe skill'd in all his mothers witcheries.

1782 W. Cowper Expostulation in Poems 128 As dark as witch'ries of the night.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. vii. 162 Rebecca, daughter of Isaac of York—a woman infamous for sortileges and for witcheries.

1874 H. H. Cole Catal. Objects Indian Art S. Kensington Mus. App. 306 Spells, enchantments, and witcheries are supposed to be incessantly at work.

1991 J. Heneghan Case of Marmalade Cat xi. 76 She's able to cast spells and fly her broomstick and perform all her witcheries.

2. figurative. Bewitching or captivating attractiveness or charm; power or influence that fascinates or beguiles, as if by magic or supernatural powers. Also in plural: charms, allurements.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment

witchcraft?c1550

witchery1575

sireny1600

bewitchment1610

captivation1610

bewitchery1652

enchantment1678

fascination1697

charming1720

witching1796

1575 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians f. 92^v And euery man, the more holy he would seeme to be, the more he is snared with this witcherie [L. fascino], that is to say, with that pestilent perswasion of his owne righteousnes.

a1631 G. Harvey Marginalia (1913) 191 Y^e sweet bayte, & lure of curtesy: The cunningist and most intellectual witchery of all other.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 194 If we can disengage our selves from the witcheries of present allurement.

1834 A. Cunningham Life Burns in R. Burns Wks. I. 355 The witchery of his conversation, and the magic of his songs, were too powerful for the resolution of some.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen v. 70 A beautiful Greek woman..soothing him with the witchery of her guitar.

1881 Harper's Mag. Dec. 55/2 A little brook is a fascinating object to persons unaccustomed to its coaxing, vagrant witcheries.

1927 Amer. Mercury July 311/2 Miss Neda Taylor and the charming and fascinating Miss Rosalie Setzer, who are now dispensing their charms and witcheries in Wilson and making so many hearts ache.

1941 D. Robins Love is Enough (1975) viii. 117 If she surrendered to the witchery of this night and gave herself up to the magic of her lover's passion, she would never be able to hold her head up again.

2002 P. Howard Gaffers 54 Not since Diego Maradona has a player won so many important games on his own. Maradona did it with the sheer witchery of his skills.

†3. humorous. A group of bewitching women. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman > collectively

witchery1777

local talent1947

talent1947

crackling1949

1777 T. Twining Let. 16 June in Recreations & Stud. Country Clergyman (1882) 54 Remember me to Mrs. B. and the whole witchery.

Compounds

General use as modifier (in sense 1a), as in witchery practice, witchery word, etc.

ΚΠ

1604 H. Clapham Demaundes & Answeres touching Pestilence viii. 21 If God in his Iustice, do aunswere the wicked, according to the Idol-inventions in their own heart, even to the brawning of them, in their witchery superstitions.

1627 R. Bernard Guide Grand-iury Men 19 The parents..sent for a wise woman, who played her witchery trickes.

1650 A. B. Mutatus Polemo 12 Like the blacke Prince of the ayre in his witchery Apparitions.

1906 Daily Chron. 28 Aug. 6/2 Prisoner burnt some candles over the fire,..and used some witchery words.

2015 O. Foxwood Flame in Cauldron i. 3 Witchery practices go into and encounter the spirit world on its territory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	witchery
释义	witcheryn. Brit. /ˈwɪtʃ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈwɪtʃəri/ Forms: 1500s witcherye, 1500s–1600s witcherie, 1500s– witchery. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: witch v.¹, witch n., -ery suffix. Etymology: < either witch v.¹ or witch n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier witching n.¹ and witchcraft n. 1. a. The use or practice of witchcraft; acts of magic as used by witches. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] wielingeOE wielOE craftOE witchcraftOE witchdomOE telingc1230 demerlaykc1275 dweomercraeftc1275 sorcerya1300 magicc1387 maleficec1390 jugglerya1400 precination1503 witchery1546 maleficiousness1547 prestigiation?c1550 wizardry1583 magie1592 dark art1613 prestigion1635 conjurement1645 magomancy1652 wizardism1682 thaumaturgy1727 warlockry1818 witchwork1827 brujería1838 wizardship1882 trolldom1891 mojo1923 pixie dust1951 witchering1956 old religion1964 1546 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 1st Pt. f. 35^v Besydes the art Magyck, Sortilege..Geomancye, and witcherye, that was taught there also. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. x. 57 She sawe not anie one carrieng a faggot to the fier, but she would saie it was to make a fier to burne hir for witcherie. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. vi. 60 in Wks. (1640) III Cla. What Devills Pater noster mumbles shee? Alk. Stay, you will heare more of her witcherie . View more context for this quotation 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. i. 33 There is a manifest difference between Magick, which is Wisdom and supernatural Knowledge, and the Witchery and Conjuring by which we now understand the Word. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama iv. 30 While young and old assembled round, Listened, as if by witchery bound. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity II. v. ii. 328 No one answering the citation to accuse the Empress of adultery or witchery. 1965 Ngugi wa Thiong'o River Between (2002) i. 2 That great witch, Kamiri, whose witchery bewildered even the white man at Muranga. 2007 G. C. Milnes Signs, Cures & Witchery xviii. 147 An instance of suspected witchery that took place recently in southern West Virginia caused four children to become sick. b. In plural. Acts or instances of witchcraft; spells, charms, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > act(s) of wielOE witchcraftsOE telingc1230 sorceries1357 witcheries1573 witchering1818 1573 G. Gifford tr. W. Fulke Prælections xviii. f. 123 With the witcheries [L. veneficijs] and inchauntementes or peruerse doctrine, they seduced all nations into errour. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. vii. 575 The Heathens in those parts are giuen to Auguries and Witcheries. 1637 J. Milton Comus 18 Great Comus, Deepe skill'd in all his mothers witcheries. 1782 W. Cowper Expostulation in Poems 128 As dark as witch'ries of the night. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. vii. 162 Rebecca, daughter of Isaac of York—a woman infamous for sortileges and for witcheries. 1874 H. H. Cole Catal. Objects Indian Art S. Kensington Mus. App. 306 Spells, enchantments, and witcheries are supposed to be incessantly at work. 1991 J. Heneghan Case of Marmalade Cat xi. 76 She's able to cast spells and fly her broomstick and perform all her witcheries. 2. figurative. Bewitching or captivating attractiveness or charm; power or influence that fascinates or beguiles, as if by magic or supernatural powers. Also in plural: charms, allurements. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment witchcraft?c1550 witchery1575 sireny1600 bewitchment1610 captivation1610 bewitchery1652 enchantment1678 fascination1697 charming1720 witching1796 1575 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians f. 92^v And euery man, the more holy he would seeme to be, the more he is snared with this witcherie [L. fascino], that is to say, with that pestilent perswasion of his owne righteousnes. a1631 G. Harvey Marginalia (1913) 191 Y^e sweet bayte, & lure of curtesy: The cunningist and most intellectual witchery of all other. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 194 If we can disengage our selves from the witcheries of present allurement. 1834 A. Cunningham Life Burns in R. Burns Wks. I. 355 The witchery of his conversation, and the magic of his songs, were too powerful for the resolution of some. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen v. 70 A beautiful Greek woman..soothing him with the witchery of her guitar. 1881 Harper's Mag. Dec. 55/2 A little brook is a fascinating object to persons unaccustomed to its coaxing, vagrant witcheries. 1927 Amer. Mercury July 311/2 Miss Neda Taylor and the charming and fascinating Miss Rosalie Setzer, who are now dispensing their charms and witcheries in Wilson and making so many hearts ache. 1941 D. Robins Love is Enough (1975) viii. 117 If she surrendered to the witchery of this night and gave herself up to the magic of her lover's passion, she would never be able to hold her head up again. 2002 P. Howard Gaffers 54 Not since Diego Maradona has a player won so many important games on his own. Maradona did it with the sheer witchery of his skills. †3. humorous. A group of bewitching women. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman > collectively witchery1777 local talent1947 talent1947 crackling1949 1777 T. Twining Let. 16 June in Recreations & Stud. Country Clergyman (1882) 54 Remember me to Mrs. B. and the whole witchery. Compounds General use as modifier (in sense 1a), as in witchery practice, witchery word, etc. ΚΠ 1604 H. Clapham Demaundes & Answeres touching Pestilence viii. 21 If God in his Iustice, do aunswere the wicked, according to the Idol-inventions in their own heart, even to the brawning of them, in their witchery superstitions. 1627 R. Bernard Guide Grand-iury Men 19 The parents..sent for a wise woman, who played her witchery trickes. 1650 A. B. Mutatus Polemo 12 Like the blacke Prince of the ayre in his witchery Apparitions. 1906 Daily Chron. 28 Aug. 6/2 Prisoner burnt some candles over the fire,..and used some witchery words. 2015 O. Foxwood Flame in Cauldron i. 3 Witchery practices go into and encounter the spirit world on its territory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1546
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