wandwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From wand + work.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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).
- (uncountable) The use of a wand in a stage-magic performance.
- (uncountable) The use of a long wand (stick) in training horses.
- (uncountable) The use of a long thick wand (stick) in calisthenic exercises.
- (uncountable) A thing or things made of woven wands; wickerwork.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| wand work | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
wizardry · mojo · wonderworking · warlockry · sorcery · wizardcraft · dweomercraft · thaumaturgy · spellwork · goety · witchwork · spellcasting · charmwork · witchery · hexcraft · enchantment · conjuring · bewitchery · craft · conjuration · charmwork · black arts · spellwork · whistness · dark arts · hexerei · jugglery · druidcraft · witchwork · witchcraft · spellcraft · dwimmer · witchdom · diablerie · wandwork · sortilege · dwimmercraft · gypsycraft · magic