witch hazel
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈwɪtʃ ˈheɪzl/
:
agua de hamamelis
- On the forums I'm on, there have been several posters writing about their good experiences with things like herbal cough medicines, witch hazel ointment, and so on, and panicking that the government is about to ban these.
- witch hazel water
- witch hazel and aloe
Roebuck's Lifesaver Skin Brightening Toner with witch Hazel, aloe Vera, and glycolic acid on a little reusable cotton pad.
- Roebuck's Lifesaver Skin Brightening Toner with witch Hazel, aloe Vera, and glycolic acid on a little reusable cotton pad.
Examples
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I frequently use witch hazel on my skin.
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She could smell ice cream, root beer, witch hazel, and something else.
Fiction book (1991) -
I massaged witch hazel on my wrists to ease some of the pain.
Fiction book (1995) -
An all-natural astringent like witch hazel costs only 2 or 3 bucks, and it is available at nearly every drug store and food market.
Blog text (19) -
Soak a natural cotton ball in witch hazel, then use it directly on the outer lining and vicinity of your external pile.
Blog text (19) -
According to the Mayo Clinic, soaking in a tub, using witch hazel pads, or topical medication can provide some relief.
Blog text (14) -
Annie Ruth looked over at the long, shallow dressing table with just a comb and brush, a bottle of witch hazel, a bottle of coconut oil, a jar of moisturizer, and the small manicure set on it.
Fiction book (1993) -
Roebuck's Lifesaver Skin Brightening Toner with witch Hazel, aloe Vera, and glycolic acid on a little reusable cotton pad.
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Why buy expensive skin toner when you can purchase witch hazel water for less than $4?
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Witch hazel water removes makeup residue and is gentle on skin.
Synonyms
A liquid made from a plant that you put on skin to clean and soothe it
Surface Forms
Morphology
witch + hazel
A B1 learner who knows 'witch' and 'hazel' would likely infer that this is a kind of hazel (i.e., a plant), so the compound partly follows expected composition. However, the conventionalized sense referring specifically to a medicinal astringent or lotion made from the plant is not fully predictable from the constituents and 'witch' may misleadingly suggest magical connotations, so the meaning is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Witch hazel (the lotion) is named after the shrub that gives it. People make a liquid from the plant's bark and leaves to soothe skin, so the plant's name came to mean the soothing 'medicine' you put on your skin.