Sunday, February 21, 2010

#52 amulet

#52 amulet- a trinket or piece of jewellery worn as a protection against evil, a charm

- C17 from Latin amuletum

To love is the great amulet that makes this world a garden. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

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