See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

CHARM (through the Fr. from the See also:

• LAT

Lat. carmen, a See also:

• SONG

song)  , an See also:

• INCANTATION

incantation, verses sung with supposed magical results, hence anything possessing See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers of bringing See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• LUCK

luck or averting evil, particularly articles worn with that purpose, such as an See also:

• AMULET (Late Lat. amuletum, origin unknown; falsely connected with the Arab. himdlah, a cord used to suspend a small Koran from the neck)

amulet . It is thus used of small trinkets attached to bracelets or chains . The word is also used, figuratively, of fascinating qualities of feature, See also:

• VOICE (Fr. voix, from Lat. vox)

voice or See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character .