单词 | rain-charm |
释义 | > as lemmasrain-charm rain-charm n. an object, action, or incantation used in rain-making rituals. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > rain-making > charm used in rain-stone1845 rain-charm1890 1890 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough I. iii. 403 A custom of throwing the body of the victim, or at least a portion of it, into the Nile as a rain-charm. 1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan x. 145 A Vedic frog-hymn was chanted by Aryo-Indian priests as a rain-charm when Indra's services were requisitioned. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 10 May 30 A wooden door filled with beads gets spun around like a giant rain-charm, imitating the roar of sea surf. < as lemmas |
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