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An African amulet
Answer for the clue "An African amulet ", 6 letters:
grigri
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Greegree \Gree"gree`\, Grigri \Gri"gri`\, n. An African talisman or charm. A greegree man , an African magician or fetich priest.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A Grigri (or GriGri , Gri-gri or Gris-gris ) is an assisted braking belay device manufactured by Petzl designed to help secure rock-climbing, rappelling , and rope-acrobatic activities. Its main characteristic is a clutch that assists in braking under a ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context climbing English) A belay device that incorporates an automatic breaking system. Etymology 2 n. (alternative spelling of gris-gris English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an African amulet [syn: gres-gris , greegree ]
Usage examples of grigri.
She was smiling, and she carried a covered basket woven of flexible sea-pen stalks on one arm and the creature named Grigri on the other.
The segmented many-legged Grigri, who resembled a worram except for his scanty white pelt and red eyes, uttered a brief hiss and wriggled off, looking back once to be sure that she followed.
She found herself almost running after Grigri, who also seemed energized by the daylight.
She gathered the scraps Grigri had left and wrapped them tidily in a napkin.
Then she called to Grigri, went back to the table, and shared the rest of the plate of tarts with him.