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Definition of Sigils
1. sigil [n] - See also: sigil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sigils
Literary usage of Sigils
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"The planetary sigils, derived from the Arabs, were in use till the end of the
... I cannot find that any of the sigils were expressly laid down as the means ..."
2. The Archaeological Journal by Council, British Archaeological Association, Central Committee (1869)
"... virtues of the sard, turquoise, and beryl, directing certain sigils to be cut
upon them for the purpose of enduing the gems with supernatural powers. ..."
3. The Lives of Those Eminent Antiquaries Elias Ashmole, Esquire, and Mr by Elias Ashmole, William Lilly, Charles Burman (1774)
"Unto him, for his great civility, I communicated the art of framing sigils,
Lamens, &c. and the ufe of the ..."
4. Autobiography, a Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever (1826)
"Unto him, for his great civility, I communicated the art of framing sigils,
lumens, &Q. and the use of the mosaical rods: and we did create several sigils ..."
5. Dryden's Palamon and Arcite by John Dryden, Geoffrey Chaucer, William Tenney Brewster (1897)
"478. Of love's assurance, of love's guaranteeing. 483. sigils, seals stamped with
signs of the planets. 487. Suffused, suffused with colour. ..."
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