Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given to interwoven masses of the stems of herbaceous plants, often met with in the steppes of Tatary.
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Examples
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And in the light from the witch-ball, Tarma's face was wet with tears.
Oathblood Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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The owner of the voice moved into the pallid light cast by the witch-ball; Kethry was not impressed.
Oathblood Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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We begged her to describe the witch-ball to us, for even Keith, who was not good at computations, knew that ten per cent. of ten pounds is one pound, and, as our weekly pocket money was sixpence, a pound seemed to us a sum of such fabulous proportions that we doubted whether our brother Jack, in whose house we had lived since the death of both our parents, could earn much more in a week.
The Rising of the Moon Mitchell, Gladys 1945
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She also mentioned a witch-ball which she said her mother had had, and which, after her mother’s death, had never more been found.
The Rising of the Moon Mitchell, Gladys 1945
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