n.
- a woman thought to have evil magical powers.
▸a follower or practitioner of modern witchcraft.
- informal an ugly or unpleasant old woman.
- a fascinatingly attractive girl or woman.
- an edible North Atlantic flatfish.
[Glyptocephalus cynoglossus.]
v.
- cast an evil spell on.
- (of a woman) enchant (a man).
Derivative
- witchlike adj.
- witchy adj.
Etymology
OE wicca (masc.), wicce (fem.), wiccian (v.).