Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The witch-or wych-elm, Ulmus montana, its broad leaves resembling those of hazel.
- noun A shrub or small tree, Hamamelis Virginiana, of eastern North America.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An American shrub or small tree (
Hamamelis Virginica ), which blossoms late in autumn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
witch hazel .
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Examples
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Then from a gallon bottle she splashed witch-hazel liniment over his bare upper body and began to knead his neck, shoulders, arms, and back.
The Body Ricardo 2010
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Ms. Yang spends time in her back garden year round, tending to the two-story witch-hazel tree, bamboo, mountain laurel, azaleas and rhododendrons that her husband pruned.
Townhouse Retreat in Turtle Bay Sushil Cheema 2010
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In the morning I splash warm water my face and then gently exfoliate with a natural facial loofah, follow up with cool water, dry and tone with a little witch-hazel on a cotton ball.
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Plants found in the understory include wild pomegranate (Burchellia bubalina), black witch-hazel (Trichocladus clinitus), seven weeks fern (Rumohra adiantiformis), and Cape primrose (Streptocarpus spp.).
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Update 2: Matt sez, "witch-hazel appears to be the herb/shrub, witch hazel (sans-dash) is the astringent."
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I was OK and hurried off to the committee meeting of the Assn of Catholic Women where everyone was v. nice, rushed off to a chemist to get soothing witch-hazel worked well - much recommended.
auntie joanna writes Joanna Bogle 2007
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I was OK and hurried off to the committee meeting of the Assn of Catholic Women where everyone was v. nice, rushed off to a chemist to get soothing witch-hazel worked well - much recommended.
Archive 2007-07-01 Joanna Bogle 2007
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Good imported witch-hazel, every twig ensorcelled by a nasty charm called the countervail that gives even more gold to his rich friends.
Archive 2005-08-01 2005
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Good imported witch-hazel, every twig ensorcelled by a nasty charm called the countervail that gives even more gold to his rich friends.
Dawg's Blawg 2005
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As we rode I constantly evaluated each patch of witch-hazel and stand of spruce, spotting footholds, plotting a zigzag path through saplings and boulders.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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