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Grammar : Noun
Spell : heks
Phonetic Transcription : hɛks

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Définition of hex

Origin :
  • 1830, American English, from Pennsylvania German hexe "to practice witchcraft," from German hexen "to hex," related to Hexe "witch," from Middle High German hecse, hexse, from Old High German hagazussa (see hag). Noun meaning "magic spell" is first recorded 1909; earlier it meant "a witch" (1856).
  • noun curse, spell
Example sentences :
  • The girl was a witch and she had put a hex on Mrs. Wladek, and that hex had to be removed.
  • Extract from : « Hex » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
  • So, you were determined to find out what would happen if the hex were tried on a man?
  • Extract from : « The White Feather Hex » by Don Peterson
  • One thing, however, he had learned was that the hex at least worked on humans.
  • Extract from : « The White Feather Hex » by Don Peterson
  • In an instant Mirestone realized that the hex had not worked.
  • Extract from : « The White Feather Hex » by Don Peterson
  • This went on during the whole day, until we got beyond Hex River Mountain.
  • Extract from : « Through Shot and Flame » by J. D. Kestell.
  • Darkness found the train labouring through the mountainous defile of the Hex River.
  • Extract from : « Through South Africa » by Henry M. Stanley
  • Right in front the Hex River Mountains extend like a vast barrier across the line and seem to defy the approaching train.
  • Extract from : « With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train » by Ernest N. Bennett
  • In the evening you pass through the Hex River country where the canyon is reminiscent of Colorado.
  • Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson
  • The hex of the white feather—I can hardly believe that I have at last tracked it down.
  • Extract from : « The White Feather Hex » by Don Peterson
  • She remained standing in the room, watching me, her face pale, and hex eyes pained and puzzled.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

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