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Meanings of talisman in English

Portuguese
figa
Catalan
talismà

A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease.

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Usage of talisman in English
1
This was a talisman, formerly only within the reach of the opulent.
Welsh Folk-Lore / a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of ...
2
The presence of such a woman has the virtue of a talisman.
Juana
3
The thought was like a talisman fulfilling the wishes of his life.
The Duchesse of Langeais
4
Since then, they may have found the talisman and brought it here.
The nomad
5
He had a talisman and that talisman was the name of Roylston.
The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad
6
She looked at the big seal as if it were a talisman.
Greenmantle
7
I took off my talisman and held it high in the air.
Sins of the Fathers
8
We both scrambled upon the deck, each eager to secure the talisman.
The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands
9
Camaralzanrian took the talisman, and drew near a lamp to view it.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
10
But the true lover holds a talisman potent with old and young.
From Sand Hill to Pine
11
And that is the most potent talisman to transform mourning into praise.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
12
I gave my niece a talisman to protect her from such spells.
The frog princess
13
Only the energy of the talisman had recalled her to her senses.
Sins of the Fathers
14
I only gave it her because she fancied the talisman upon it.'
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
15
Nothing but dire necessity had induced him to part with the talisman.
The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
16
She repeated the words to herself as if they were a talisman.
Out of the Ashes
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