witches' besom

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of witch's besom (“broom used by witches”). alt-of,alternative,countable,uncountable
    — She stood up to cast the circle, using Frances' broom with its plastic handle, not much like a witches' besom. 'It's the symbolism of sweeping our sacred space clean that matters,' she said. Each of the four of them knew enough to improvise the calling of the quarters and spirits.
  2. Witch's broom, a deformity found on a plant. countable,uncountable
    — […] his eye caught a burl, a crotch'd or twisted trunk a witches' besom high up in a dense birch or pine. He came to the strapping stump of a storm-snapp'd spruce and stood there staring at it musingly, then set to sculpting a slot in its side with his axe.

词形变化

witches' besoms plural
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