amulet

am·u·let (

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An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.

[Latin amultum.]

amulet [ˈæmjʊlɪt]

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a trinket or piece of jewellery worn as a protection against evil; charm

[from Latin amulētum, of unknown origin]

am•u•let (ˈæm yə lɪt)

n.

a charm worn to ward off evil or to bring good fortune; talisman.

[1595–1605; (< Middle French amulete) < Latin amulētum]

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Noun

amulet - a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

talisman

good luck charm, charm - something believed to bring good luck

greegree, gres-gris, grigri - an African amulet

amulet

noun charm, fetish, talisman, juju, periapt (rare) He brought forth a small gold amulet.

Translations

amulet [ˈæmjʊlɪt] N → amuleto m

amulet [ˈæmjʊlət] n (= charm, talisman) → amulette f

amulet

n → Amulett nt

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abracadabra abracadabrism abraxas Amuletic bulla charm charmed charming charmingly charmless churinga cylinder fascinate fascinated fetish Forth good luck charm greegree gres-gris	-- they hold a treasure Divine -- a talisman -- an amulet That must be worn at heart. Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context Either to a Power indefinable, incomprehensible, which I not only cannot address but which I cannot even express in words- the Great All or Nothing-" said he to himself, "or to that God who has been sewn into this amulet by Mary War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context She laid one finger on her mouth and concealed the amulet in her bosom. Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context	amputate amputation Amputator amputee Ampyx Amravati amrinone amrit Amrit Ceremony amrita Amritsar AMS Amsel amsinckia Amsinckia grandiflora Amsinckia intermedia Amsler Grid Amsonia Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsterdam amt amtrac amu Amu Darya amuck amulet Amuletic Amun Amun Ra Amundsen Amundsen Gulf Amundsen Sea Amur Amur privet Amur River amurca Amurcous amusable AMusD amuse amuse-bouche amuse-guele amused amusedly amusement amusement arcade amusement park Amuser Amusette amusing amusingly	AMUCF AMUCHMA amuck amuck amuck amuck AMUCME AMUCO AMUCSS AMUCT AMUD Amudaria Amudarja Amudarja Amudarrya Amudarrya Amudarya Amudarya Amuderya Amuderya AMUDP AMUE AMUEM AMUF AMUG AMUGS AMUH AMUHF AMUK Amul amulet Amulet of Death Magic Protection Amulet of Life-Saving Amulet of Necropotence Amulet of Yendor Amulet Second Pentacle Of Jupiter Amulet Yin Yang Amuletic Amulets Amulets Amulets, Use and Abuse of Amulets, Use and Abuse of AMUM Amun Amun Amun Amun Ra Amun Re Amun's horn Amun's horn Amun's horn Amun's horns Amun's horns Amun's horns Amun-ra Amun-re Amunategui, Miguel Luis Amunátegui, Miguel Luis AMUNC Amundsen Amundsen

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-- they hold a treasure Divine -- a talisman -- an amulet That must be worn at heart.

Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context

Either to a Power indefinable, incomprehensible, which I not only cannot address but which I cannot even express in words- the Great All or Nothing-" said he to himself, "or to that God who has been sewn into this amulet by Mary

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

She laid one finger on her mouth and concealed the amulet in her bosom.

Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context

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