Wand

(noun.) a rod used by a magician or water diviner.

(noun.) a thin supple twig or rod; 'stems bearing slender wands of flowers'.

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• It is as useful to a friar as a broomstick to a witch, or a wand to a conjurer. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The burning rivers of oil were a reflection of the golden treasures which flowed into the hands and pockets of thousands as from a perpetual fountain touched by some great magician's wand. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Waving a wand, it sang. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• She might be three feet high, but she had no shape; her skinny hands rested upon each other, and pressed the gold knob of a wand-like ivory staff. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• When the repast was about to commence, the major-domo, or steward, suddenly raising his wand, said aloud,--Forbear! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• I broke my wand; I threw it from me. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I took out my wand--I counted the marks. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• A divining rod is a wand or twig of hazel or willow used especially for discovering metallic deposits or water beneath the earth’s surface. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It is the magician's wand, by means of which he may summon into life whatever form and mould he pleases. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• I hope you have a white wand. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• We rise; one wand'ring thought pollutes the day. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Order, comfort, and even health, rose under his influence, as from the touch of a magician's wand. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• No full-bottomed wig, no red petticoats, no fur, no javelin-men, no white wands. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

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