The Collaborative International Dictionary
Periapt \Per"i*apt\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? hung about, ? to hang
about; ? about + ? to tie: cf. F. p['e]riapte.]
A charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an
amulet.
--Coleridge.
Now help, ye charming spells and periapts.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. A charm worn on a necklace; an amulet. (from 16th c.)
Usage examples of "periapt".
Among the possessions be bestowed upon me was a valuable little periapt of beaten gold, set with four emeralds and a single ruby.
Furthermore, the actual reappearance of this periapt is not adequate grounds for adducing that our client did not know what he was talking about.
I found your little puzzle instructive, and our discovery of the periapt was due to no acumen of mine.
Is it my impression that your uncle carried this periapt as a kind of good luck charm?
I have no doubt he overheard his brother say he meant to have a bath, and slipped back into the house to take the periapt while Sidney was in his bath.