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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur..
[…] substance which Graine knew to be 'witch-meal'; the seeds of dried lycopodium moss; the other set the dust on fire with a burning stick, the flame pursuing the flying particles till they were consumed, when the light flashed out[…]
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Witch-meal means (obsolete) A flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur..
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[…] substance which Graine knew to be 'witch-meal'; the seeds of dried lycopodium moss; the other set the dust on fire with a burning stick, the flame pursuing the flying particles till they were consumed, when the light flashed out[…]
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