单词 | wand |
释义 | wand —wandlike, adj. /wond/, n. 1. a slender stick or rod, esp. one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner. 2. a rod or staff carried as an emblem of one's office or authority. 3. a slender shoot, stem, or branch of a shrub or tree. 4. a small applicator for cosmetics, usually having a brush at the tip: She applied the mascara with a wand. 5. U.S. Archery. a slat 6 ft. (183 cm) by 2 in. (5 cm) placed at a distance of 100 yd. (91 m) for men and 60 yd. (55 m) for women, and used as a target. 6. Also called wand reader. an electronic device, in the form of a hand-held rod, that can optically read coded data, as on a merchandise label or tag or the page of a book. [1150-1200; ME < ON vondr; c. Goth wandus] |
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