amulet

  • 51amulet — noun (C) a small piece of jewellery worn to protect against bad luck, disease etc …

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  • 52amulet — n charm, good luck charm, talisman; lucky piece, horseshoe, rabbit s foot, wishbone, Brit. merrythought; periapt, abraxas, phylactery, tefillin; scarab, apotropaic, swastika, triskelion; protector, preservative, safeguard …

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  • 53amulet — am·u·let …

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  • 54amulet — am•u•let [[t]ˈæm yə lɪt[/t]] n. a charm worn to ward off evil or to bring good fortune; talisman • Etymology: 1595–1605; (< MF amulete) < L amulētum …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55amulet — /ˈæmjələt / (say amyuhluht) noun an object superstitiously worn to ward off evil; a protecting charm. {Latin amulētum} …

  • 56amulet — a|mu|let sb., ten, ter, terne (lykkebringende genstand) …

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  • 57amulet — n. 1 an ornament or small piece of jewellery worn as a charm against evil. 2 something which is thought to give such protection. Etymology: L amuletum, of unkn. orig …

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  • 58The Story of the Amulet — infobox Book | name = The Story of the Amulet title orig = translator = image caption = author = Edith Nesbit cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Psammead Trilogy genre = Fantasy, Children s Novel publisher = T.… …

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  • 59The Amulet of Samarkand — Infobox Book | name = The Amulet of Samarkand title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Jonathan Stroud cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Bartimaeus Trilogy genre = Children s,… …

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  • 60Kvinneby amulet — The Kvinneby amulet (Öl SAS1989;43 ) is an 11th century runic amulet which was found in the mid 1950 s in the soil of the village Södra Kvinneby in Öland, Sweden. The amulet is a square copper object measuring approximately 5 cm on each side.… …

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