n.
- a stick or rod thought to have magic properties, used in casting spells or performing tricks.
- a long, thin stick or rod, especially one held as a symbol of office.
▸informal a conductor's baton.
▸a small stick with a brush at one end used to apply mascara.
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(wands)
one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others.
- a hand-held electronic device passed over a bar code to read the encoded data.
▸a device emitting a laser beam, used especially to create a pointer on a projected image or text.
Etymology
ME: from ON vǫndr, prob. of Gmc origin and rel. to wend and wind2.