3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wand  \Wand\,  n.  [Of  Scand.  origin;  cf  Icel.  v["o]ndr,  akin  to 
  Dan.  vaand,  Goth.  wandus  perhaps  originally,  a  pliant  twig, 
  and  akin  to  E.  wind  to  turn.] 
  1.  A  small  stick;  a  rod;  a  verge. 
 
  With  good  smart  blows  of  a  wand  on  his  back 
  --Locke. 
 
  2.  Specifically: 
  a  A  staff  of  authority. 
 
  Though  he  had  both  spurs  and  wand,  they  seemed 
  rather  marks  of  sovereignty  than  instruments  of 
  punishment.  --Sir  P. 
  Sidney. 
  b  A  rod  used  by  conjurers,  diviners,  magicians,  etc 
 
  Picus  bore  a  buckler  in  his  hand;  His  other 
  waved  a  long  divining  wand.  --Dryden. 
 
  {Wand  of  peace}  (Scots  Law),  a  wand,  or  staff,  carried  by  the 
  messenger  of  a  court,  which  he  breaks  when  deforced  (that 
  is  hindered  from  executing  process),  as  a  symbol  of  the 
  deforcement,  and  protest  for  remedy  of  law.  --Burrill. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  wand 
  n  1:  a  baton  used  by  a  magician  or  water  diviner 
  2:  a  ceremonial  or  emblematic  staff  [syn:  {scepter},  {sceptre}, 
  {verge}] 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  WAND 
  Wide  Area  Network  Distribution  (WAN) 
 
 

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