Amulet

The Handy Cyclopedia of Common Things and Biographical Dictionary · 1901 · p. 1

[Lamuletum.] An ornament or any object which is worn as a safeguard against enchantment, disease, or ill fortune. It is gener¬ ally inscribed with mystical characters. Amulets were greatly used in the past, and are still in use among undeveloped peoples.