Meaning of witches' besom | Babel Free

Definitions

Witch's broom, a deformity found on a plant.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“She stood up to cast⟳ the circle, using Frances' broom with its plastic handle⟳, not much like⟳ a witches' besom. 'It's the symbolism of sweeping our sacred space clean⟳ that matters,' she said. Each of the four of them knew enough to improvise the calling of the quarters and spirits.”

“What the Witness(es) Will Need⟳ […] Ideally, a Witches' besom (broom), but the plain old kitchen variety of broom works, too.”

“[…] his eye caught a burl, a crotch'd or twisted trunk a witches' besom high up in a dense birch or pine. He came to the strapping stump of a storm-snapp'd spruce and stood there staring at it musingly, then set⟳ to sculpting a slot in its side with his axe.”

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