"wandwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: wand + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wand|work}} wand + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wandwork (uncountable)
  1. The use of a wand [sense 3] (or any other such instrument or tool, even an extended finger in any practical magical practice involving casting spells, or in a mystical or religious ritual/ceremony; e.g., drawing symbols such as pentagrams in the air to summon or dismiss elemental spirits, as in Wicca. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (magical practice): spellwork, charmwork
    Sense id: en-wandwork-en-noun-8J4Cx3zc Categories (other): Undetermined quotations with omitted translation Disambiguation of 'magical practice': 75 6 8 4 7
  2. The use of a wand [sense 3] in a stage-magic performance. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wandwork-en-noun-d029YEfq
  3. The use of a long wand [sense 4] in training horses. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wandwork-en-noun-xzeRp-1i
  4. The use of a long thick wand [sense 4] in calisthenic exercises. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wandwork-en-noun-dI9Hbm9E
  5. A thing or things made of woven wands [sense 4]; wickerwork. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wandwork-en-noun-YAk2nBZ2 Categories (other): Undetermined quotations with omitted translation, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 2 4 13 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wand work, wand-work

Alternative forms

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