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Definition of Bewitching
1. Adjective. Capturing interest as if by a spell. "A fascinating woman"
Definition of Bewitching
1. a. Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming.
Definition of Bewitching
1. Noun. The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment. ¹
2. Adjective. Enchanting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bewitching
1. bewitch [v] - See also: bewitch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bewitching
Literary usage of Bewitching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire by Thomson Gale (Firm) (1877)
"OF THE bewitching OF SIR GEORGE MAXWELL OF POLLOK. Account tf/'SiR GEORGE MAXWELL,
and his son John. Taken from "Crawford's History of the Shire of Renfrew. ..."
2. Side-lights on the Stuarts by Frederick Andrew Inderwick (1888)
"IV von, September, Jane Valletti Ditto bewitching of Grace Bad- cock. Not guilty.
... bewitching Anne Prit- chett. Not guilty. bewitching Nathaniel ..."
3. Social life of the Chinese: With Some Account of Their Religious by Justus Doolittle (1866)
"Inquiries for foreign Medicine to cure the Habit.—bewitching Influence of
Opium.—Opium worse than ardent Spirits in its Effects. ..."
4. Jack London and Hawaii by Charmian London (1918)
"Then, arms-around, we two paced back across the grass, and stood for a moment on
the edge of our bewitching garden, looking at the slender sliver of a new ..."
5. Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and by Abraham Hayward (1873)
"... bewitching glance, the most charming smile, the happiest expression of the
countenance of which he dreams. His imagination does the work of the most ..."