An object thought to have magic powers or bring good luck; = talisman, n.2 1; esp. (in Byzantine Greece, western Asia, and north Africa) a statue…

A stone, ring, or other object engraven with figures or characters, to which are attributed the occult powers of the planetary influences and…

Something that serves to fend or keep off something else. A large piece of timber placed as a guard in front of any structure, esp. a pier…