See also: talisman
Source: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: 'Amulet'.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 18 June 2016).
GVE
Amulet
Detail of a dress, Pakistan, 19th century, with triangular amuletic shape hanging down from the waistband.
Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc. no. 05603(IS).
An amulet (Latin: amuletum) is any object that is worn to protect its owner or wearer from danger or harm caused by disease, evil, witchcraft, etc. It is sometimes sewn onto clothing as a form of applied decoration.
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