hex

hex
hex1
—hexer, n.
/heks/, v.t.
1. to bewitch; practice witchcraft on: He was accused of hexing his neighbors' cows because they suddenly stopped giving milk.
n.
2. spell; charm: With all this rain, somebody must have put a hex on our picnic.
3. a witch.
[1820-30; < G Hexe witch; see HAG1]
hex2
/heks/, adj. Informal.
1. hexagonal: a bolt with a matching washer and hex nut.
2. hexadecimal (def. 1).
[1920-25; by shortening]

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