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talismanic, a.|tælɪzˈmænɪk| [f. talisman2 + -ic. Cf. F. talismanique (1625 in Hatz.-Darm.).] Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a talisman; occult, magical, potent.
1678Butler Hud. iii. i. 432 Swore you had broke and robb'd his House, And stole his Talismanique Louse. 1761Sterne Tr. Shandy III. xli, The word siege, like a talismanic power,..wafting back my uncle Toby's fancy,..he open'd his ears. 1816T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall ix, Spellbound by the talismanic influence of the coin. 1877W. Jones Finger-ring 95 A remarkable gold talismanic ring..of Hindu workmanship. |