n. [ Cf. OF. buie bond, chain, fr. L. boja neck collar, fetter. Cf. Buoy. ] A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bewitched p. pr. & vb. n. Bewitching. ] 1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery. [ 1913 Webster ]

See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
Is like a blasted sapling withered up. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant. [ 1913 Webster ]

The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being bewitched. Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who bewitches. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming. -- Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. -- Be*witch"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The power of bewitching or charming. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]