am·u·let 
(ămyə-lĭt)
(ămyə-lĭt)n.
An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.
[Latin amulētum, something protecting against illness, amulet, perhaps originally meaning “medicinal or magical preparation containing starch” and from amulum, amylum, starch; see AMYLUM + -ētum, noun suffix.]
amuletstylized, palm-shaped amulet of the Middle East, used to protect against the evil eye