| 单词 | voodoo doll |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvoodoo doll voodoo doll n. a small figure in the likeness of a real person, the tormenting or cursing of which supposedly affects that person.Figures of this kind do not play a significant role in the practice of voodoo, but are long attested in other magical traditions, including that of Britain; cf. poppet n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > [noun] > other dolls aglet babya1616 Flanders baby1782 wax doll1786 Flanders doll1801 paper doll1843 golliwog1895 Jumeau1897 voodoo doll1906 kewpie1909 Barbie1959 Barbie doll1961 Gonk1964 Ookpik1964 Action Man1966 kachina doll1968 1906 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 23 Dec. 26/2 The woman finding the voudou doll at her domicile is not the first one of her class who have invoked the police authorities of Galveston for protection against persons who were endeavoring to ‘conjur’ them. 1966 Life 18 Nov. 38 Some of the Hickory Hill gang gave Kennedy an L.B.J. voodoo doll in which to stick pins. 2002 B July 26/2 I put hexes on the writers. I curse them. I have a little voodoo doll! < as lemmas |
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