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sun through the agency of chlorophyll. — Autobiography of a Yogi;
amulet : talisman : pendulous : circlet : epaulet : figurine : spangle = sequin :
pendant pedant
• (amulet)- a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring
good fortune; protecting charm, ( ); He wrapped his injured
hands tightly around the feather amulet, as if seeking some sort of
consolation. — Death Gate Cycle 1 - Dragon Wing;
• (talisman)- a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or
characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or
charm, ( , ); If once the secret of the talisman should be divulged,
swift ruin would descend upon the kingdom of the Goths. — Historical Tales -
The Romance of Reality - Volume VII;
• (pendulous)- hanging down loosely, (
); His ears were hardly as pendulous, being rather more trenchant
than pendulous, and therefore more mobile in action. — In Africa Hunting
Adventures in the Big Game Country;
• (circlet)- a ring-shaped ornament, esp. for the head, ( ,
); A circlet of gold rested upon Liana's moonlit
tresses, and at the front of the circlet was a blood red stone. — Cheyenne
McCray - Spellbound;
• (epaulet)- an ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by
military officers, (
); A furious rage seized him and he sought eagerly for a shot at
the epaulet, but it disappeared. — The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great
North Woods;
• (figurine)- a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.;
statuette; Custom hand made figurine is another unique gift idea which
everyone love nowadays;
• (spangle)- to sprinkle or stud with small, bright pieces, objects, spots,
etc,( );
• a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used
esp. for decorating garments,( ); The tikli or spangle is worn in the
Hindustani Districts and not in the south. — The Tribes and Castes of the
Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala;
• (sequin)- a small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle; All
my predecessors had been paid this sequin by Frenchmen and others without
distinction. — The Confessions of J J Rousseau;
• (pendant)- a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended