(n.) A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its influence.
(n.) Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases.
Example Sentences:
(1) Consecutive man-of-the-match performances against Greece and Ivory Coast helped Colombia brush aside the lassitude that swamped the country’s World Cup preparations after injury to their talismanic striker Falcao .
(2) But fashion matters at M&S, because womenswear occupies a talismanic position in the business.
(3) Susuks or charm needles are a form of talisman inserted and worn subcutaneously, in the face and other parts of the body, in the belief that they will enhance or preserve the wearer's beauty, youth, charisma, strength or health, or bring success in business.
(4) The starting line-up included a goalkeeper and a centre-half from Millwall, who have just finished fifth from bottom of the Championship, and the talisman, Robbie Keane, earns his living these days in Major League Soccer.
(5) Uruguay have followed Luis Suárez in departing the World Cup , though unlike their talismanic striker they need not be consumed by shame at this exit.
(6) Keeping music close to you is one of the easiest ways to ward off elderliness, a talisman that banishes irrelevance.
(7) It was always going to be a night of milestones, but almost predictably it was Cahill who drew upon his talismanic qualities to be the hero of the night and equal Australia's goal-scoring record.
(8) Link to video I can’t entirely explain how and why she grew – suddenly, inelegantly, cartoonishly – from highly able political staffer rushing between engagements to talisman.
(9) Rather, the established order was ganging up against this team and their talisman.
(10) He is their talisman and central to their style of play, whether breaking with such pace on the counterattack or pressing aggressively from the front.
(11) It all came from a moment of joyous skill from the home side’s talisman, Payet.
(12) Perlman thinks that throughout their six-project collaboration over the last 20 years (since Perlman was in Del Toro's debut, Cronos ), the director has kept him around as "an amulet, a lucky penny, a talisman," – though he laughs long and hard when I say he's really the Marlene Dietrich to Del Toro's Josef von Sternberg.
(13) The 33-year-old is the team’s talisman and now plays in a deeper position.
(14) He knows exactly which types he signs,” says Besart Berisha, who was his talisman at the Brisbane Roar.
(15) Poland, by contrast, had their talisman and Lewandowski quickly set about trying to justify his manager’s pre-match assertion that no one could stop him.
(16) Unwise: for Poles, tampering with the constitution insults the very talisman of Polish independence.
(17) And if Busby indulged Best to a fault, Ferguson turned a blind eye to the excesses of his own talisman, Eric Cantona.
(18) Hernández threaded a pass into the area through the legs of Bradford's captain, Gary Jones, and Swansea's talisman threaded a shot into the bottom corner through the legs of Carl McHugh for his 19th goal of the season.
(19) These talismans are believed to enhance the beauty of the wearers, as well as to provide protection to the wearers against harm.
(20) Brendan Rodgers will not care to reflect on Tottenham Hotspur’s struggles to cope without their former talisman, Gareth Bale, last season.
Wearer
Definition:
(n.) One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.
(n.) That which wastes or diminishes.
Example Sentences:
(1) Neither did the degree of dysfunction in complete denture wearers vary with the condition of their prostheses.
(2) The measurement is used to control a sensory feedback device applied to the surface of the skin within the socket of the prosthesis informing the wearer of the strength of grip exerted.
(3) The amount he is being paid for three short columns a week would “only get you sandal wearers all upset” if revealed, he says.
(4) The study showed surprising results: in the majority of cases, the helmet does not protect the wearer, but instead intensifies the damage caused by the bullet.
(5) It renders images on a split screen to simulate a stereoscopic view for the wearer, much like 3D TVs and 3D spectacles in cinemas.
(6) No differences in taste thresholds were found between denture wearers and subjects with natural dentition.
(7) Bacterial contamination of lens care systems is well known as a potential cause of keratitis in contact lens wearers.
(8) A young female contact lens wearer presented with a long history of painful central corneal ulcer.
(9) 380 patients, aged 19-41, 60% of whom were wearers of Gravigard, and 40% wearers of Copper T, were observed for a total of 5000 woman cycles.
(10) 244 denture wearers claimed they were satisfied although only 11 dentures could be rated 'good' and 67% of complete dentures were 'poor'.
(11) The PHAP has been evaluated using groups consisting mainly of elderly hearing aid wearers having mild to moderate hearing impairments.
(12) Controversy exists as to whether patients who are asymptomatic, long term PMMA contact lens wearers demonstrating an acceptable clinical ocular response should be routinely refit into hard gas permeable lenses.
(13) One-half of a population of wearers with similar protection would be expected to experience long-term average workplace protection factors in excess of 44 and one-half below that value.
(14) Studies of extended-wear and daily-wear contact lens patients strongly suggest that extended-wear patients face a greater risk of ulcerative keratitis than other cosmetic contact lens wearers.
(15) The black and Latino communities have been gelling down baby hairs – the shorter, softer hairs on the hairline – for decades, but the styling technique was filed by the fashion world under “ghetto” until its wearers were white.
(16) Sometimes these slogans proclaim the wearer's enjoyment of football ("Keep calm and play football!")
(17) Endometrial biopsies were performed in asymptomatic IUD wearers on specific days of the menstrual cycle, and the histologic features were compared to those expected for the day of the cycle.
(18) Twelve of 16 dissatisified bifocal contact lens wearers (75%) were successfully fit with the Tangent Streak trifocal.
(19) It was hypothesized that nonseat-belt wearers were more likely to be externally oriented than seat-belt wearers but this was not confirmed.
(20) The study has revealed that candida infection and poor denture cleanliness are very common in elderly denture wearers.