amulet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of amulet
First recorded in 1595–1605; either from Middle French amulete or directly from Latin amulētum
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Example Sentences
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Amber, thought Torak, remembering the little seal amulet that Fa had worn on a thong around his neck.
From Literature
He reached in a pouch he wore at the end of a string and took out an amulet of blue beads and heron feathers.
From Literature
But today everything stopped for a moment when a stooped-over worker digging with a shovel unearthed some bronze amulets and other ancient objects.
From Literature
He also provided me with a special anti-shark amulet that I wore on my wrist like a watch.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s as though this object has become an enchanted amulet that has brought me simultaneously back into the past, her past, and forward into the future, my future.
From Los Angeles Times
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