WAND


Meaning of WAND in English

/ wɒnd; NAmE wɑːnd/ noun

1.

(also ˌmagic ˈwand ) a straight thin stick that is held by sb when performing magic or magic tricks :

The fairy waved her wand and the table disappeared.

You can't expect me to just wave a (magic) wand and make everything all right again.

2.

any object in the shape of a straight thin stick :

a mascara wand

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old Norse vo̧ndr , probably of Germanic origin and related to wend and wind (II).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.