hansel

[ han-suhl ]

noun

, han·seled, han·sel·ing or (especially British) han·selled, han·sel·ling.

1. a variant of handsel.

hansel

/ ˈhænsəl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of handsel

Example Sentences

One of her own drawings, a sort of Hansel and Gretel scenario, will also play a part in the action, which is ripe with echoes and reflections and uncanny parallels, along with dead people who might be ghosts or visions or psychological projections, or some combination thereof.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our data strengthens evidence that the removal of thallium from seawater and storage within sediments is tightly controlled by the absence of oxygen and presence of sulfide," said co-author Colleen Hansel, a senior scientist in WHOI's Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry.

From Science Daily

During story time, she got so lost in the tale that she yelled out, “No, Hansel and Gretel, don’t drop bread crumbs! Use rocks! Or pine cones! Something the birds won’t eat!”

From Literature

He tried not to think about where Hansel and Gretel had ended up.

From Literature

It seems that the captains of industry want to Hansel and Gretel you into either needing an abortion or using a gun – maybe both, but you’ll be driving a car impossible to pay for while drunk, stoned and playing with ben wa balls.

From Salon