Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The witch-or wych-elm, Ulmus montana, its broad leaves resembling those of hazel.
  • noun A shrub or small tree, Hamamelis Virginiana, of eastern North America.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An American shrub or small tree (Hamamelis Virginica), which blossoms late in autumn.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of witch hazel.

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Examples

  • Then from a gallon bottle she splashed witch-hazel liniment over his bare upper body and began to knead his neck, shoulders, arms, and back.

    The Body Ricardo 2010

  • Ms. Yang spends time in her back garden year round, tending to the two-story witch-hazel tree, bamboo, mountain laurel, azaleas and rhododendrons that her husband pruned.

    Townhouse Retreat in Turtle Bay Sushil Cheema 2010

  • In the morning I splash warm water my face and then gently exfoliate with a natural facial loofah, follow up with cool water, dry and tone with a little witch-hazel on a cotton ball.

    How XUP washes her face: A guest post « knitnut.net 2008

  • Plants found in the understory include wild pomegranate (Burchellia bubalina), black witch-hazel (Trichocladus clinitus), seven weeks fern (Rumohra adiantiformis), and Cape primrose (Streptocarpus spp.).

    Knysna-Amatole montane forests 2008

  • Update 2: Matt sez, "witch-hazel appears to be the herb/shrub, witch hazel (sans-dash) is the astringent."

    Boing Boing: April 17, 2005 - April 23, 2005 Archives 2005

  • I was OK and hurried off to the committee meeting of the Assn of Catholic Women where everyone was v. nice, rushed off to a chemist to get soothing witch-hazel worked well - much recommended.

    auntie joanna writes Joanna Bogle 2007

  • I was OK and hurried off to the committee meeting of the Assn of Catholic Women where everyone was v. nice, rushed off to a chemist to get soothing witch-hazel worked well - much recommended.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Joanna Bogle 2007

  • Good imported witch-hazel, every twig ensorcelled by a nasty charm called the countervail that gives even more gold to his rich friends.

    Archive 2005-08-01 2005

  • Good imported witch-hazel, every twig ensorcelled by a nasty charm called the countervail that gives even more gold to his rich friends.

    Dawg's Blawg 2005

  • As we rode I constantly evaluated each patch of witch-hazel and stand of spruce, spotting footholds, plotting a zigzag path through saplings and boulders.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

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