Enchantress

Definitions

1. A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.
2. A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.
3. A femme fatale.

Equivalents

Examples

“Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may gheſſe) To come⟳, where vile Acraſia does wonne [live⟳], Acraſia a falſe enchauntereſſe, That many errant knightes hath fowle fordonne: […]”

“The tablets upon which the events of the day were recorded refer⟳ to enchantresses, and we can conclude⟳ that they were by no means restricted to ancient beldames.”

“For even the enchantresses Circe and Medea could not, by their black arts, prevent⟳ the unfaithfulness of Odysseus and Jason.”

“She was the enchantress of men’s hearts.”

“His desire for that enchantress led him to financial ruin.”

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