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1. (n.) evil eye
a look thought capable of inflicting injury or bad luck on someone.
2. evil eye
the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of such a look.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) evil eye
a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. evil eye
see Evil eye under Evil, a
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. evil eye
a superstitious belief that certain people have the power of exercising a baneful influence on others, and even animals, by the glance of the eyes. The superstition is of ancient date, and is met with among almost all races, as it is among illiterate people and savages still. It was customary to wear amulets toward the evil off.
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