Sorceress
['sɔrsərəs]
Definition
(n.) A female sorcerer.
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Examples
- Prepare the Castle-hall for the trial of the sorceress. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They would swear the mother that bore them a sorceress for a zecchin, said the Preceptor. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There, you charming sorceress! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Ay, brother, a Jewish sorceress! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Distincter even than these scenic details stood the chief figure--Cunegonde, the sorceress! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But since your reverend wisdom hath discovered this Jewish queen to be a sorceress, perchance it may account fully for his enamoured folly. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- No; our Medea is no sorceress, but a daughter of Venus, the modern Helen of Troy. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And who, Rebecca, replied the Grand Master, will lay lance in rest for a sorceress? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- What have you done with me, witch, sorceress? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Doubt not he will ruin thee, if thou affordest him a pretext so fair as thy protection of a Jewish sorceress. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Why, she's a real sorceress! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She is a sorceress, and must suffer as such. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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