amulet
noun/ˈæmjʊlət/
/ˈæmjʊlət/
- a piece of jewellery that some people wear because they think it protects them from bad luck, illness, etc.Topics Clothes and Fashionc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin amuletum, of unknown origin.
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