Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Spellbinding"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spellbound}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Spellbinding}.]
To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to
fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political
campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spellbinding
adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the
bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm
mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was
mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in
ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric}, {mesmerizing}]
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