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The ancient talisman was said to have magical powers that could protect its wearer from harm.talisman = a small object or piece of jewelry thought to have magical power
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The witch wore a talisman around her neck which she believed protected her from evil.
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Meanwhile, hidden from the teachers, a roaring trade in talismans, amulets, and other protective devices was sweeping the school. (source)talismans = a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil
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By him stood Piggy still holding out the talisman, the fragile, shining beauty of the shell. (source)talisman = object thought to have magical power
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Let's see....The prize for the Earthworld contest was the Talisman of Penultimate Truth.† (source)
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A talisman of sorts, this love, but a heavy one; a heavy thing for me to carry around with me, slung on its iron chain around my neck.† (source)
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By means of some talisman or potion, or with the help of the gods themselves, the corporeal presence of the hero is rendered insubstantial, and for the duration of the spell he may wander among his fellow men unseen.† (source)
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He began carrying two talismans.† (source)
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They attach talismanic importance to a special blanket, or a teddy bear, or a stuffed tiger.† (source)
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"You will need help," she told them, "but all I am allowed to give you is a little talisman.† (source)
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He looked up at the new talismans flanking the exit to his hall—the mounted bull's head and the oil painting of the Old Duke Atreides, the late Duke Leto's father.† (source)
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It was a statue carved out of wood like the kind I saw years later in the anthro textbooks I used to pore over, as if staring at those little talismanic wooden carvings would somehow be my madeleine, bringing back my past to me like they say tasting that cookie did for Proust.† (source)
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And his limp body, to which Thomas still clung, seemed a cold talisman—that not only would those dreams of a hopeful future never come to pass, but that life had never been that way in the first place.† (source)
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His father came out to greet him, took him by the arm, and pushed him into a bathroom, where without a word he proceeded to pull off all his talismans.† (source)
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He had begun to think that this bag, in which he kept his valuables, had a talismanic quality, because of the way he had found it after the explosion, standing handle-side up in the doorway of his room, while the desk under which he had previously hidden it was in splinters all over the floor.† (source)
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But then, that night, I was inclined to agree with Hester; I thought the red dress was merely Owen's idea of a talisman—an amulet, to ward off the evil powers of that "angel" Owen thought he'd seen.† (source)
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