First Known Use: 1584
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periapt
noun peri·apt \ˈper-ē-ˌapt\
Definition of PERIAPT
: amulet
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Origin of PERIAPT
Middle French or Greek; Middle French periapte, from Greek periapton, from periaptein to fasten around (oneself), from peri- + haptein to fasten
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