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Meanings of talisman in English

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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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