·noun The stormy petrel.
II. Witch ·noun An ugly old woman; a hag.
III. Witch ·noun A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
IV. Witch ·noun A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.
VI. Witch ·noun One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief;
- said especially of a woman or child.
VII. Witch ·noun One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, ·esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress;
- now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well.