bruja
witch ; bitch ; dragon lady ; shrewish ; evil old woman ; sorceress ; old hag ; hag ; old bag ; old crone ; old bat.
Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city - there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
bieja bruja
old hag
On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city - there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
caza de brujas
witch-hunt
witch hunting
The article 'Indexing witch-hunt and the failure of language' discusses the limitations of indexing systems, suggesting that those in vogue are much slanted to European subjects and concepts.
The article 'Witch hunting in the online field' views with concern recent moves in the USA to classify certain information as sensitive.
noche de brujas
Halloween [Hallowe'en]
If you are looking for information on pumpkin head Halloween mask, then you've come to the right place.
vieja bruja
evil old woman
harridan
hag
old bag
old crone
old bat
crone
The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone - an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.
