magicienne

English

Etymology

From Middle English magicienne, from Middle French magicienne.[1]

Noun

magicienne (plural magiciennes)

  1. (dated) A female magician.
    • 1869, James Payn, Found Dead, page 254:
      A magicienne, too! That's ever so much better than a male wizard.
    • 1943 April 10, Bill Sachs, “Magic”, in Billboard, volume 55, number 15:
      The article, headed "Mistress of Mystery," portrays in colored cartoon fashion Miss O'Dell's entrance Into show business and pictures one of her most thrilling experiences in the role of a magicienne.
    • 1992, Ticket to Read!: 1992 Ohio Summer Reading Program Manual, page 35:
      Jania Taylor is a magicienne with extraordinary skills and many tricks up her sleeve.

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References

  1. ^ “magicienne, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

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Noun

magicienne f (plural magiciennes)

  1. female equivalent of magicien

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