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n. - An amulet worn as protection against mischief and disease.

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  • The periapt is a vital neck slot item which serves as a much needed alternative to the "amulet", "necklace" or "pendant".
  • Some periapt lost in ancient times and just now resurfacing.
  • They created a unique artifact -- part radio, part recording and playback device, part ... hypnotic periapt, tuned to sniffer brainwaves: the Contequar.
  • He returned the periapt to my hand, and I examined it once more.
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