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Enchantress
//ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs// noun
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Noun
- 1 A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.
"Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may gheſſe) To come, where vile Acraſia does wonne [live], Acraſia a falſe enchauntereſſe, That many errant knightes hath fowle fordonne: […]"
- 2 a female sorcerer or magician wordnet
- 3 A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.
"She was the enchantress of men’s hearts."
- 4 a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive wordnet
- 5 A femme fatale.
"His desire for that enchantress led him to financial ruin."
Etymology
From Middle English enchaunteresse, from Old French enchanteresse; equivalent to enchanter + -ess.
See also for "enchantress"
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