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witch-meal

witch-meal noun: a flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur.

Noun

witch-meal (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur.
    • […] substance which Graine knew to be 'witch-meal'; the seeds of dried lycopodium moss; the other set the dust on fire with a burning stick, the flame pursuing the flying particles till they were consumed, when the light flashed out[…]1915, Alice Mona CAIRD, The Stones of Sacrifice, page 275

witch-meal meaning in Tamil

witch-meal in Tamil

பாசிவகையின் தாது

Forms of witch-meal

alternative formwitchmeal
alternative formwitches' meal

Origin of witch-meal

A figurative use of the word meal, prompted by fancied resemblance.

Questions about witch-meal

What does witch-meal mean?
Witch-meal means a flash powder made from club moss; vegetable sulphur.
What is witch-meal in Tamil?
Witch-meal in Tamil is பாசிவகையின் தாது. See Witch-meal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is witch-meal?
Witch-meal is a noun.

Words near witch-meal in the dictionary

  1. witch-hunts
  2. witch-hunty
  3. witch-knot
  4. witch-knots
  5. witch-like
  6. witch-meal
  7. witch-ridden
  8. witch-smeller
  9. witch-smellers
  10. witcha
  11. Witchampton

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