| 单词 |
amuletic |
| 释义 |
amuletic, a. and n. rare.|æmjuːˈlɛtɪk| [f. L. amulēt-um (see prec.) + -ic, as if ad. L. *amulētic-us.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to amulets.
1742[see prophylactic a.]. 1775in Ash. 1855E. Rich in Smedley et al. Occult Sciences 359 The amuletic medicine which cured disease. 1932Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Mar. 198/2 Although referred to as ‘seals’..their purpose may be amuletic. B. n. An amuletic medicine; one that was believed to operate by occult means, or otherwise than by its physical properties. Obs.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Amuletics are chiefly used of late times to stop bleedings. Digby's sympathetic powder is one of the principal Amuletics in cases of hæmorrhages; and with many the ancora sacra. |

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