phylactery
121frontlet — front•let [[t]ˈfrʌnt lɪt[/t]] n. 1) clo a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead 2) the forehead of a horse, deer, or similar mammal 3) orn the forehead of a bird when marked by a distinctive color or texture of the… …
122frontlet — /ˈfrʌntlət/ (say fruntluht) noun 1. the forehead of an animal or bird. 2. an ornament or band worn on the head as a phylactery. 3. a cloth hanging over the upper part of an altar frontal. {Middle English frontlette, from Old French frontelet,… …
123charm — [n1] enchantment, allure agreeableness, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, beauty, bewitchery, charisma, chemistry, conjuration, delightfulness, desirability, fascination, glamour, grace, it*, lure, magic, magnetism, pizzazz*,… …
124fetish — [n1] obsession bias, craze*, desire, fixation, golden calf*, idée fixe, leaning, luck, mania, partiality, penchant, periapt, predilection, prejudice, preoccupation, prepossession, proclivity, propensity, stimulant, thing*; concepts 529,689 fetish …
125talisman — [n] charm fetish, good luck piece, juju, lucky piece, phylactery, rabbit’s foot; concepts 260,284,446 …
126frontlet — [frunt′lit] n. [OFr frontelet, dim. of frontel, FRONTAL2] 1. a frontal or a phylactery worn on the forehead 2. the forehead of an animal 3. the forehead of a bird, when distinguishable by the color or texture of the plumage 4. an ornamental… …
127frontlet — n. 1 a piece of cloth hanging over the upper part of an altar frontal. 2 a band worn on the forehead. 3 a phylactery. 4 an animal s forehead. Etymology: OF frontelet (as FRONTAL(2)) …
128tefillin — noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer • Syn: ↑phylactery • Topics:… …
