wandwork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of a wand (or sometimes a similar instrument or tool, even an extended finger) in practicing magic, casting spells, or performing a mystical or religious ritual or ceremony (e.g. drawing symbols such as pentagrams in the air, as in Wicca).
  2. The use of a wand in a stage-magic performance.
  3. The use of a long wand (stick) in training horses.
  4. The use of a long thick wand (stick) in calisthenic exercises.
  5. A thing or things made of woven wands; wickerwork.

Word forms

wandwork wand work wand-work

Etymology

From wand + work.

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