witch-meal

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur. obsolete,uncountable
    — […] substance which Graine knew to be 'witch-meal'; the seeds of dried lycopodium moss; the other set the dust on fire with a burning stick, the flame pursuing the flying particles till they were consumed, when the light flashed out[…]

词形变化

witchmeal alternative witches' meal alternative

词源

A figurative use of the word meal, prompted by fancied resemblance.
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