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greegree

British

/ ˈɡriːɡriː /

noun

a variant spelling of grigri

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Two large greegrees or amulets—being leathern purses, containing some holy words or sacred scraps—depended from his neck by silken cords.

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The ball had cut the ligature which bound his "greegree" of shells around his head, and the faithless charm lay on the ground beside him.

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I saw a native doctor making his "greegree," or charm, for rain.

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