Witcheries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Witchery \Witch"er*y\, n.; pl. {Witcheries}.
     1. Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft.
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              Great Comus,
              Deep skilled in all his mother's witcheries.


                                                    --Milton.
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              A woman infamous . . . for witcheries. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment.
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              He never felt
              The witchery of the soft blue sky.    --Wordsworth.
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              The dear, dear witchery of song.      --Bryant.
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