Adjacent Words
pergunnah var. of PARGANA.Perhaps
peri
peri-
Periactin
Periagua
perianal
Periander
Perianth
Perianthium
periapsis
periarterial plexus
periarteritis
periarteritis nodosa
Periastral
Periastron
Periauger
Periblast
Periblastic
Periblem
Peribolos
Peribranchial
Pericallis
Pericallis cruenta
Pericallis hybrida
Full-text Search for "Periapt"
1895
Periapt definitions
|
| Tweet |
|
|---|
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PER'IAPT, n. [Gr. to fit or tie to.] An amulet; a charm worn to defend against disease or mischief. [Not used.]
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: Middle French or Greek; Middle French periapte, from Greek periapton, from periaptein to fasten around (oneself), from peri- + haptein to fasten Date: 1584 amulet
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. a thing worn as a charm; an amulet. Etymology: F périapte f. Gk periapton f. hapto fasten
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
