periapt
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per·i·apt 
[per-ee-apt] Pronunciation Key
[per-ee-apt] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an amulet. |
[Origin: 1575–85; < Gk períapton amulet, n. use of neut. of períaptos hung around, equiv. to peri- peri- + (h)aptós, verbid of háptein to fasten]
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| per·i·apt
(pěr'ē-āpt') Pronunciation Key
n. A charm worn as protection against mischief and disease; an amulet. [French périapte, from Greek periapton, from periaptos, hung around : peri-, peri- + haptos, fastened (from haptein, to fasten).] |
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Periapt
Per"i*apt\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? hung about, ? to hang about; ? about + ? to tie: cf. F. p['e]riapte.] A charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an amulet. --Coleridge. Now help, ye charming spells and periapts. --Shak.
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