amulet
noun[C]
uk/ˈæm.jə.lət/us/ˈæm.jə.lət/anobjectwornbecause it isbelievedtoprotectagainstevil,disease, orunhappiness
（戴在身上的）护身符，避邪物Synonym
talisman
Lucky charms
- apotropaic
- charm
- dreamcatcher
- four-leaf clover
- mascot
- talisman
- vibe
- Of blue and purple and pale gold are the mantles that they wear, And for plumes they carry amulets that dangle high in air.
- That is the amulet the devotee would have.
- There had been in their family a very sacred heirloom in the form of an amulet or charm.
- There was a little cluster of amulets and seals.
- Thus doubly precious, I cherished them as holy amulets, made sacred by the living as well as the dead.
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Commonly, these are described as thunderstones, amulets used as protection against the worst effects of the weather.
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The passage in question belongs to the treatise on the mulberry, and involves the making of anamuletfrom a mulberry berry.
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The pendant could well have been anamuletintended for the personal protection of the wearer.
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If theamuletturns out to be effective, one will then give more ample ' thanks ' to the marabout.
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The pendant may have been a protectiveamuletworn by a member of the religious, or a funerary object.
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It is afterwards given to the child as anamulet, and brings vitality and success in hunting.
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These various drill marks have often been interpreted as means of suspension, leading to the assumption that the plaques were worn as pectorals, pendants, gorgets, or amulets.
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Accompanying these secondary remains were discrete deposits of shell jewelry (a bivalveamuletand shell "tinklers," among others), carved-bone tubes, two jade beads, and five ceramic vessels.
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Higher status equates to greater power, thought of as a personal attribute though also expressed and embodied in amulets on the chief's clothes and on his staff.
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Nor is disingenuousness about public accounting rules, as in the case of council house receipts, halfway to being anamulet.
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Its ceremonial functions; as part of traditional costumes, as sacred heirloom and as a protective personalamulethowever, remains.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many have soft, fluffy inflorescences that look like rabbit's foot amulets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Clothing fasteners, amulets, and, to a lesser extent, signet rings, are the most common artefacts known to us.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Much of the game's story is revealed via flashbacks triggered by anamuletthat has the power to relay memories attached to objects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At times amulets were given the form of a cartouche displaying the name of a king and placed in tombs.
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- routine operation
- routine patrol
- safety profile
- safety profile
- safety protocol
- safety protocol
- safety razor
- safety-razor
- safety recommendation
- safety recommendation
- safety record
- safety record
- safety regulation
- safety regulation
- safety requirement
- safety standard
- safety stock
- safety-stock
- safety strap
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- sign-over-to
- sign-own-death-warrant
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