单词 | spell-monger |
释义 | > as lemmasspell-monger b. With agent-nouns and verbal nouns, as spell-monger, spell-mutterer, spell-speaker; spell-casting, spell-weaving. ΚΠ 1625 J. Hart Anat. Urines ii. xi. 123 I say nothing of our Spel-mongers, curing by characters, figure-casting, with a world of other forbidden trash. 1633 J. Hart Κλινικη Introd. 22 Many..have often recourse to Wizards, Spelmongers [etc.]. 1821 W. Scott Pirate II. xiii. 306 We shall soon see how the old spell-mutterer will receive us. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 48 A person who has visited these spell-casting sites. 1883 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. III. 1109 Many books..couple together sieve-turners and spell-speakers. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 2/1 The capture and the spell-weaving proceed as usual. < as lemmas |
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