Amulet

(am'ū-let.) [Arab. ham a let, what is suspended.) A superstitious charm or preservative against mischief, witchcraft, or disease. Amulets were made of stone, metal, animals, and, in fact, of Fig. 26. EGYPTIAN AMULET. every thing which fancy or caprice suggested. Sometimes they consisted of words, characters, and sentences, ranged in a particular order, and engraved upon wood, ., and were worn about the neck or some other part of the body. [s. 28]