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Definition of Periapt
1. n. A charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an amulet.
Definition of Periapt
1. Noun. A charm worn on a necklace; an amulet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Periapt
1. an amulet [n -S] - See also: amulet
Medical Definition of Periapt
1. A charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an amulet. "Now help, ye charming spells and periapts." (Shak) Origin: Gr, fr. Hung about, to hang about; about + to tie: cf. F. Periapte. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periapt
Literary usage of Periapt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England: Being a Collection by Thomas Oswald Cockayne, Sextus Placitus, Dioscorides Pedanius (1864)
"The occipital bone of an asses head in a skin is also a good periapt. Get a big
rivet from a wrecked ship, make a broach of it, and insert a bone cut from ..."
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