Charm

Charm
Charm Charm (ch[aum]rm), n. [F. charme, fr. L. carmen song, verse, incantation, for casmen, akin to Skr. [,c]asman, [,c]as[=a], a laudatory song, from a root signifying to praise, to sing.] 1. A melody; a song. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

With charm of earliest birds. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Free liberty to chant our charms at will. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an incantation. [1913 Webster]

My high charms work. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality. [1913 Webster]

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

The charm of beauty's powerful glance. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

4. Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune. [1913 Webster]

5. Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain. [1913 Webster]

6. (Physics) a property of certain quarks which may take the value of +1, -1 or 0. [PJC]

Syn: Spell; incantation; conjuration; enchantment; fascination; attraction. [1913 Webster]


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