Doll-babies, dollies, voodoo dolls, and poppets are names given to a variety of figural images constructed by hoodoo rootworkers and intended to represent human beings upon whom a magical spell is to be cast or for whom spiritual work is to be performed.
Define scorn. scorn synonyms, scorn pronunciation, scorn translation, English dictionary definition of scorn. n. 1. a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his rivals with scorn. b. The expression of such an...
shard. n. 1. a broken piece or fragment of a brittle substance, esp of pottery. 2. (Zoology) zoology a tough sheath, scale, or shell, esp the elytra of a beetle. [Old English sceard; related to Old Norse skarth notch, Middle High German scharte notch].hard. n. 1. A broken piece or fragment, as of pottery or glass.