"charmwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: charm + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|charm|work}} charm + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} charmwork (uncountable)
  1. Any magical practice involving creating or casting magical charms. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (magical practice): spellwork, wandwork
    Sense id: en-charmwork-en-noun-A84CglLI Disambiguation of 'magical practice': 87 13
  2. The formula or formulation of one or more charms or enchantments; the individual parts constituting such a formulation; the inner workings or structure of a (magical) charm. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-charmwork-en-noun-WT6kGA3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: charm work, charm-work

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