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In Swedish folklore, a witch on flying broomstick at Easter
Easter witches (Swedish: påskkärring, 'easter hag', 'easter witch', Finland Swedish: påskhäxa, 'easter witch', Finnish: trulli, 'trulli') is an old Swedish
Easter_witch
Germanic goddess
(April), and that this became the English name for the Paschal season: Easter. The Old High German name for April was the cognate Ôstarmânoth, which has
Ēostre
Saturday before Easter Sunday
of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and when Christians prepare for the Christian feast of Easter. The day commemorates the Harrowing of
Holy_Saturday
Festal season in the liturgical year of Christianity
Eastertide (also known as Eastertime or the Easter season) or Paschaltide (also known as Paschaltime or the Paschal season) is a festal season in the liturgical
Eastertide
Controversy over the correct date for Easter
Easter began in Early Christianity as early as the 2nd century AD. Discussion and disagreement over the best method of computing the date of Easter Sunday
Easter_controversy
Day after Easter Sunday
Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries. In Western Christianity it marks
Easter_Monday
First Sunday after the Christian celebration of Easter
The Second Sunday of Easter is the eighth day of the Christian season of Eastertide, and the seventh after Easter Sunday. It is known by various names
Second_Sunday_of_Easter
Western Christianity celebration
as Easter Week. Easter Sunday Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Easter Wednesday Easter Thursday Easter Friday Easter Saturday Second Sunday of Easter In the
Octave_of_Easter
Traditions of the Easter holiday
Orthodox tradition (blessing houses with willow branches) and the Swedish Easter witch tradition. Brightly coloured feathers and little decorations are also
Easter_traditions
Commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter, also called Pasch, (/pæsk/) Pascha, Pascua, or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection
Easter
1948 film by Charles Walters
Easter Parade is a 1948 American Technicolor romantic musical film directed by Charles Walters, written by Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert
Easter_Parade_(film)
Christian moveable feast preceding Easter
in Juha Vuorinen's novel Totally Smashed! as "Willow switch, I'm the Easter witch! I wish you health and a love that's rich! From me I bring some luck
Palm_Sunday
Christian holiday
Eastern and Western Christianity disagree over the computation of the date of Easter and therefore of Good Friday. Good Friday is a widely instituted legal holiday
Good_Friday
Week leading up to Easter
lit. 'Holy and Great Week') commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Holy_Week
Folkloric figure and symbol
The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit—sometimes dressed with
Easter_Bunny
Finnish Palm Sunday tradition
Ostrobothnia, the custom is observed on the Saturday before Easter. In modern times, children dress as witches and knock at neighbours' doors while carrying salix
Virvonta
Christian holiday commemorating the Last Supper
folklore as the day of the witches. Young children often dress up as witches and knock on doors getting coins or candy for Easter eggs. In Greek practice
Maundy_Thursday
moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as computus paschalis (Latin for 'Easter computation') – often simply
Date_of_Easter
Jesus' death as described in the gospels
in the Gospel of Luke makes no clear distinction between the events of Easter Sunday and the Ascension. Most biblical scholars agree that the author of
Crucifixion_of_Jesus
Final period in the life of Jesus, before his crucifixion and death
Latin and German, beginning as early as Laetare Sunday (three weeks before Easter) and continuing through Holy Week. Luther's friend and collaborator Johann
Passion_of_Jesus
Foundational Christian doctrine that states that Jesus rose from the dead
Christian faith." It provides the foundation for that faith, as commemorated by Easter, along with Jesus's life, death and sayings. For Christians, his resurrection
Resurrection_of_Jesus
Christian observance before Easter
Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation
Lent
Liturgical period
period of fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days until Easter. Barrow, Mandy (2013). "Shrovetide". Project Britain. Retrieved 7 April
Shrovetide
Name for willow trees in early spring
corner. Pussy willow also plays a prominent role in Polish Dyngus Day (Easter Monday) observances, continued also among Polish-Americans, especially in
Pussy_willow
Decorated egg for the celebration of Easter
Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are eggs that are decorated for the Christian festival of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. As
Easter_egg
Festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday
The Easter parade is an American cultural event consisting of a festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday. Typically, it is a somewhat informal and
Easter_parade
Meal that Jesus shared with apostles before crucifixion
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Last_Supper
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
help in dealing with." This moveable feast is determined by the date of Easter. The expression "Shrove Tuesday" comes from the word shrive, meaning absolution
Shrove_Tuesday
Easter-time Christian ritual
The burning of Judas is an Easter-time ritual that originated in European Christian communities where an effigy of Judas Iscariot is burned. Other related
Burning_of_Judas
Liturgy held in Christian churches
The Easter Vigil, also known as the Paschal Vigil, the Great Vigil of Easter, or Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter, is a liturgy
Easter_Vigil
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday
The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum (Latin: Triduum Paschale), Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum), or the Three Days, is the Christian period of three
Paschal_Triduum
14th day of the ecclesiastical lunar month
inclusive) is the paschal full moon. Easter is the Sunday following the paschal full moon. In other words, Easter falls from one to seven days after the
Ecclesiastical_full_moon
Saturday six days after Easter Sunday
day of Easter Week, sometimes referred to as the Saturday of Easter Week or Saturday in Easter Week. It is the seventh day in the Octave of Easter too.
Easter_Saturday
Troparion in the Byzantine Rite
ἀνέστη) is the characteristic troparion for the celebration of Pascha (Easter) in the Byzantine Rite. Like most troparia, it is a brief stanza often used
Paschal_troparion
Easter celebrations and traditions in Italy
Easter in Italy (Italian: Pasqua, pronounced [ˈpaskwa]) is one of the country's major holidays. Easter in Italy enters Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Maundy
Easter_in_Italy
Easter custom
The Paschal greeting, also known as the Easter Acclamation or Easter Greeting, is an Easter (Pascha) custom among many Christian churches, including Eastern
Paschal_greeting
Hat worn by women as an Easter tradition
An Easter bonnet is any new or fancy hat worn by women as a Christian headcovering on Easter. It represents the tail end of a tradition of wearing new
Easter_bonnet
Australian holiday character
The Easter Bilby is an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny and chocolate bunnies. Bilbies are native Australian marsupials that are endangered
Easter_Bilby
Easter hymns are hymns dedicated to Eastertide, related to the resurrection of Jesus.
List_of_Easter_hymns
Great Feast in various Christian churches
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Dormition of the Mother of God
Dormition_of_the_Mother_of_God
Germanic festival celebrating the start of summer
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Walpurgis_Night
one week before Good Friday), continues through Palm Sunday, and ends on Easter Sunday, lasting slightly over a week. Many communities observe Spanish-influenced
Holy_Week_in_the_Philippines
Slavic folk and Christian holiday
Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival, except that Orthodox
Maslenitsa
Traditional basket used at Easter
An Easter basket, also known as a Paschal basket, is a basket used during the Christian Easter season. In different times and places across the various
Easter_basket
Eastern Orthodox symbol of Resurrection
Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter. During the ceremony, a prayer is performed after which a fire is lit inside
Holy_Fire
Type of ritual art
symbol. Egg decorating has been associated with the Christian celebration of Easter (Pascha) in recent times, but was practiced independently by many ancient
Egg_decorating
German tradition of decorating trees and bushes with Easter eggs
trees being used for purposes other than Easter commemoration. By all odds the most striking barrier against witches is the so-called egg tree. Usually it
Easter_egg_tree
1728 oratorio by J. S. Bach
The Easter Oratorio (Latin: Oratorium Festo Paschali; German: Oster-Oratorium), BWV 249, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote an autograph
Easter_Oratorio
something to do with Easter, or have Easter as a significant part of them, or just contain the character of the Easter Bunny. For Easter specials of regular
List_of_Easter_films
Christian commemoration
Wednesday, because chimneys used to be swept on this day, to be clean for Easter. Indonesia: in Larantuka, East Flores, this day is known as Rabu Trewa (Rowdy
Holy_Wednesday
Event in the New Testament
in the tomb constitutes the real link between his passible state before Easter and his glorious and risen state today." The Entombment of Christ has been
Burial_of_Jesus
Orchestral piece by Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter Festival Overture (15:35) Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra Problems playing this file? See media help. Russian Easter Festival
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Russian_Easter_Festival_Overture
Christian religious service
religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by a gradual extinguishing of candles, and the strepitus
Tenebrae
Women with myrrh who came to the tomb of Christ
Catholic Churches, the Third Sunday of Pascha (i.e. the second Sunday after Easter) is called the 'Sunday of the Myrrhbearers'. The Scripture readings appointed
Myrrhbearers
First Friday after Easter in Christianity
Easter Friday, or Bright Friday, is the sixth day in the Christian season of Eastertide. At times, this name has been confused with Good Friday, which
Easter_Friday
Devil's secret island in Swedish legend
Finland, to commemorate the travel of witches to Blåkulla, children dress as witches, old women and old men on Easter and go door-to-door for treats similar
Blockula
Food associated with Easter holiday
of Easter is associated with various Easter customs and foodways (food traditions that vary regionally). Preparing, coloring, and decorating Easter eggs
Easter_food
Easter game
An egg hunt is a treasure hunt played at Easter during which children look for hidden decorated eggs or Easter eggs. Real hard-boiled eggs, which are typically
Egg_hunt
Solemn remembrance in Catholic Lent
Un Viernes de Dolores pleno en Sevilla". "Easter in Malta - Holy Week - Lady of Sorrows, Good Friday, Easter Sunday". Glaze, Robert. "San Miguel’s Semana
Friday_of_Sorrows
Traditional Easter game
afterward, or these would be stolen and used as boats by witches. The eggs were eaten on Easter Sunday or given out to pace-eggers – fantastically dressed
Egg_rolling
1971 Easter television special
Easter television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, currently distributed by Universal Television and based on the 1957 novel, The Easter Bunny
Here_Comes_Peter_Cottontail
Carnival tradition in Northern Europe
children’s fun and family games. Fastelavn is celebrated seven weeks before Easter Sunday and therefore always falls on a Sunday between February 1 and March
Fastelavn
Easter-themed television episodes and specials, broadcast on or around Easter, include the following. The holiday itself may or may not feature in the
List of Easter television episodes
List_of_Easter_television_episodes
Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000s. Some easter eggs are created
List_of_Google_Easter_eggs
Annual prayer in some Christian liturgies
instilled in his priests." Throughout the Middle Ages, Good Friday and Easter week generally was a time of dread for Jews who often came under attack
Good Friday prayer for the Jews
Good_Friday_prayer_for_the_Jews
Event from the Gospel of Luke
nach Emmaus, Robert Zünd, 1877 The gospel was the prescribed reading for Easter Monday in Lutheran Leipzig at Bach's time. He composed several church cantatas
Road_to_Emmaus_appearance
Tradition in European cultures
was transformed by the process of religious syncretism into the Christian Easter egg. Over time, many new techniques were added. Some versions of these decorated
Egg decorating in Slavic culture
Egg_decorating_in_Slavic_culture
Veiling of crucifixes and images during Passiontide
Good Friday while all the other Lenten shrouds are taken off during the Easter Vigil. The use of Lenten shrouds occurs in churches of the Catholic, Lutheran
Lenten_shrouds
Easter in Poland, a public holiday, is one of that country's major holidays, often compared in importance to Christmas. Associated with it are many specific
Easter_in_Poland
German day during carnival
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Rosenmontag
Firework-themed festival in Vrontados, Greece
literally 'rocket war') is a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος), on the Greek island of Chios in the
Rouketopolemos
Traditional Easter game
jarping, busty's or egg pacqueing amongst many names, is a traditional Easter game involving the tapping of the ends of two hard-boiled eggs. The rule
Egg_tapping
Annual religious event in Bulacan, Philippines
preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday, or Easter Friday
Good Friday processions in Baliwag
Good_Friday_processions_in_Baliwag
Part of the Christian liturgical year
Saturday Easter Vigil Easter Eastertide Octave of Easter Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Easter Wednesday Easter Thursday Easter Friday Easter Saturday Second
Easter_cycle
Type of Christian music
Latin and German, beginning as early as Laetare Sunday (three weeks before Easter) and continuing through Holy Week. Luther's friend and collaborator Johann
Passion_(music)
Processions held in Christian countries to celebrate the Holy Week
Blessed Virgin Mary and the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb. Easter Sunday: The resurrection of the Christ. In Spain, Semana Santa processions
Holy_Week_procession
Monday before Ash Wednesday
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Shrove_Monday
Hollowed-out egg filled with confetti or toys
small toys. Cascarones are common throughout Mexico and are similar to the Easter eggs popular in many other countries. They are mostly used in Mexico during
Cascarón
Day in Holy Week
Δευτέρα, Megale Deutera) is a day of the Holy Week, which is the week before Easter. According to the gospels, on this day Jesus Christ cursed the fig tree
Holy_Monday
Christian liturgical instrument
being used to announce the Gloria at Mass on Maundy Thursday until the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, a practice which remains in some use. The Memoriale
Crotalus_(instrument)
Piece of chocolate in the shape of a rabbit
and generally hollow. The cocoa confection is related to the religious Easter holiday that occurs annually around the months of March and April. The chocolate
Chocolate_bunny
The Christian festival of Easter is celebrated in Latvia as Lieldienas ([lield̪ien̪as̪]). Lieldienas enters Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday
Easter_in_Latvia
Day of Holy Week in Christianity
Tuesday), also known as Fig Tuesday, is a day of Holy Week, which precedes Easter. As with other days of Holy Week, this day is observed through the holding
Holy_Tuesday
Easter folk tradition of Florence
Carro ("Explosion of the Cart") is a folk tradition of Florence, Italy. On Easter Sunday, a cart, packed full of fireworks and other pyrotechnics, is lit
Scoppio_del_carro
Observance in Eastern Christianity
is the calculation of the date of Easter (see Computus). Most years, the Eastern Pascha falls after the Western Easter, and it may be as much as five weeks
Great_Lent
Western Christian tradition practiced at Easter
the cross is a Western Christian tradition practiced at the arrival of Easter, in which worshippers place flowers on the bare wooden cross that was used
Flowering_the_cross
Palm Sunday antiphon
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Hosanna_filio_David
Feature of British and Late Medieval Irish pre Reformation church architecture
An Easter Sepulchre is a feature of Late Medieval British and Irish church interior architecture. The Easter Sepulchre is an arched recess generally in
Easter_Sepulchre
Start of the preparation time for Easter
Pre-Lent begins the Christian time of preparation for Easter, in the three weeks before Lent. This period launches a campaign of catechesis, reflected
Pre-Lent
Christian tradition before Lent
opportunity for feasting (including simply eating forbidden items) until Easter. Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their
Fat_Thursday
Ecclesiastical table constructed in 525
Dionysius Exiguus's Easter table is a 95-year cyclic table for calculating the date of Easter, constructed in the year 525 by Dionysius Exiguus. The table
Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table
Dionysius_Exiguus'_Easter_table
Proposals to change the festival date
Various reforms of the date of Easter have been proposed. These proposals include setting a fixed date or agreeing between Eastern and Western Christendom
Reform_of_the_date_of_Easter
Traditional orthodox lament for the commemoration of the death of Christ on Holy Saturday
στην Κωνσταντινούπολη (σετ 5LP) [The chanting tradition of Holy Week and Easter in the All-Sacred Patriarchal Church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople]
Epitaphios_Thrinos
Mexican dish
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Romeritos
1983 animated TV special
Peter and the Magic Egg is a 1983 animated musical Easter television special produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. It is narrated by Uncle Amos the egg, voiced
Peter_and_the_Magic_Egg
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Singt dem König Freudenpsalmen
Singt_dem_König_Freudenpsalmen
Seven days beginning on Easter in Eastern Christianity
beginning on Easter and continuing up to (but not including) the following Sunday, which is known as Thomas Sunday. The entire week following Easter is to be
Bright_Week
Liturgical cloth depicting the dead body of Christ
the burial cloth left in the empty tomb (John 20:5). During Bright Week (Easter Week), the Holy Doors of the sanctuary remain open as a symbol of the empty
Epitaphios_(liturgical)
Moveable feast in Eastern Christianity
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Lazarus_Saturday
Liturgical book in Eastern Christianity
and continued throughout the coming year until the next Pascha. Pascha (Easter) is the most important feast of the entire year, outranking by far all others
Pentecostarion
EASTER WITCH
EASTER WITCH
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon American English Persian
Goddess of the dawn.
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, English
Eastern Settlement; From East Town
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Persian Esther, ESTERI means "star."
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English : variant of Coster.The American military officer George Custer (1839–76) was a descendant of a German officer from Hesse by the name of Küster.
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Persian Esther, ESTER means "star."
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Born at Easter
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Persian Esther, ESZTER means "star."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a hypercorrected form of Easter.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Paster or Pastor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living to the east of a main settlement, from Middle English easter ‘eastern’, Old English ēasterra, in form a comparative of ēast ‘east’ (see East).English : habitational name from a group of villages in Essex, named from Old English eowestre ‘sheepfold’.English : nickname for someone who had some connection with the festival of Easter, such as being born or baptized at that time (Old English ēastre, perhaps from the name of a pagan festival connected with the dawn).Translation of the German family name Oster.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname from Middle High German agelster ‘magpie’, which was known especially in the Middle Ages for mischievous tricks.English : perhaps a variant of Easter.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Pastor 2.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Polish pasterz ‘shepherd’.English : generally a variant of Pastor, but possibly in some cases an occupational name for a baker, from an agent derivative of Old French paste ‘paste or dough’.
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the holiday name "Easter," which is related to Old English Eosturmónaþ/Eastermónaþ, EASTER means "April."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Latin, Lebanese, Polish, Scandinavian, Spanish, Swedish
Star; Saved the Jews from Annihilation in Persia; Myrtle Leaf; Form of Persian Esther
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, CARTER means "carter," someone who uses a cart.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Castor.Americanized spelling of German Kaster.
Boy/Male
English
From the name of the Christian festival, which is based on Eostre, the name of a Germanic spring...
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Lester.English (East Anglia) : occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English lÇ£ste from lÄst ‘footprint’).
EASTER WITCH
EASTER WITCH
Boy/Male
Hindu
Radiant Prince
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Responsible Surety, Sponsor
Girl/Female
Muslim
Trustworthy, Honest, Truthful
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German stern, German Stern ‘star’, a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a star, or a Jewish ornamental name.English : nickname for a severe person, from Middle English stern(e) ‘strict’, ‘austere’.
Girl/Female
German English
Woman from Magdala.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hindu, Indian
Dancing Stars
Boy/Male
British, English, French
Christ-bearer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dakshita | தகà¯à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾Â Â
Skill
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of one of the narrators of Hadith
Boy/Male
Indian
Excellent; Noble
EASTER WITCH
EASTER WITCH
EASTER WITCH
EASTER WITCH
EASTER WITCH
v. t.
To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
n.
That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like.
v. i.
To move in a canter.
a.
Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.
v. t.
To master thoroughly.
n.
See Caster, a small wheel.
n.
One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.
n.
The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
v. t.
To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
a.
Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage.
n.
A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
n.
One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept.
a.
Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.
n.
One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
n.
Alt. of Lotos-eater
n.
A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.
v. t.
To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
n.
One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
n.
The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.
n.
One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.