Witch-meal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Witch-meal is a noun meaning (obsolete) A flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur.
Meaning
(obsolete) A flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur.
Example Sentences
[…] 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[…]
Word Forms
- witchmeal
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include witchmeal, meat, noonmeat, woodmeil, mese, bonemeal.
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