Witches' butter — Witch Witch, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
witches' butter — noun a yellow jelly fungus • Syn: ↑Tremella lutescens • Hypernyms: ↑jelly fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tremella, ↑genus Tremella * * * witches butter noun Nostoc and oth … Useful english dictionary
witches'-butter — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of various gelatinous blue green algae especially of the genus Nostoc 2. : a yellow jelly fungus (Tremella lutescens) … Useful english dictionary
Witches' besoms — Witch Witch, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Witches of Belvoir — A contemporary sketch of three of the women examined in the case with their familiar spirits. The Witches of Belvoir were three women, a mother and her two daughters, accused of witchcraft in England around 1619. The mother, Joan Flower, died… … Wikipedia
The Witches of Eastwick (musical) — Infobox Musical name = The Witches of Eastwick subtitle = image size = caption = music = Dana P. Rowe lyrics = John Dempsey book = John Dempsey basis = The Witches of Eastwick novel by John Updike productions = 2000 West End 2002 Melbourne,… … Wikipedia
sabbat(h), witches' — In many parts of Europe from about 1400 onwards it was thought that on certain nights witches gathered to worship Satan, with feasting and obscene orgies, and to plan their evil deeds. Such assemblies were called synagogues or sabbaths , since … A Dictionary of English folklore
Hyena butter — is a secretion from the anal gland of hyenas used to mark territory and to identify individuals by odor. The gooey substance is spread onto objects within the territory of the hyena by rubbing their posterior against the object they mark. [ [http … Wikipedia
Jelly fungus — Taxobox name = Heterobasidiomycetes image width = 250px image caption = A jelly fungus ( Tremella cf. fuciformis ) regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota subdivisio = Agaricomycotina classis = Heterobasidiomycetes subdivision ranks = Orders… … Wikipedia
Exidia glandulosa — Witch Witch, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
