gamahen.

Brit.

/ˈɡaməheɪ/, U.S.

/ˈɡæməˌheɪ/

Forms: 1600s gamahè, 1600s gamahue, 1600s gamaieu, 1600s–1700s gamahez, 1600s– gamahe, 1800s– gamaheu.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French gamahé, gamaieu.

Etymology: < French gamahé (early 17th cent. or earlier), gamaieu, gamaheu, variants of camaieu camaieu n. Compare post-classical Latin gamahei, plural (a1541 in Paracelsus), Middle High German gāmahiu.

Now chiefly historical.

A natural object bearing markings resembling pictorial or ornamental figures, and in consequence sometimes credited with talismanic or other magical properties.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet

lib1577

periapt1584

charm1590

telesm1597

amulet1601

gamahe1638

talisman1638

adder-bead1694

porte-bonheur1874

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > stone or gem

adder-stone1587

sea-bean1607

mole-stone1699

scarabaeus1775

hag stone1787

gamahec1796

holy-stone1825

scarab1878

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 95 Lovers of..rarities use to call such a casuall painting of Nature, as commeth neere unto Art by the name Gamahè.

1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xv. 373 All those Volumes of Stories of Fascinations, Incantations,..Sympathies of men and beasts with Magical Telesms, Gamahues or Waxen Images, and the like mysterious Nothings.

1659 H. More Immortality of Soul ii. x. 222 This Spirit of the World has Faculties that work..fatally or naturally, as several Gamaieu's [printed Gamaitus, corrected in Errata] we meet withall in Nature seem somewhat obscurely to subindicate.

1711 tr. L. Bordelon Hist. Ridiculous Extravagancies Monsieur Oufle xix. 146 Here follows a List of the most famous Gamahes which Naturalists, Travellers, and other Authors..have mention'd in their Works.

c1796 Hist. Misc. Curiosities & Rarities Nature & Art II. 41 Another of the same kind of phylacteries were the Gamahez, that is natural figures found in stones, marble, metals, &c.

1865 Chambers's Jrnl. 5 Aug. 490/2 The gamahes bearing the figures of serpents or other noxious animals were thought to cure the bites or stings of the animals represented.

1904 D. Murray Museums I. i. 3 The great Abbey of St. Denis possessed..a gamahe of white agate on which was impressed the likeness of the Queen of Sheba.

1983 E. S. Gunn in A. MacGregor Tradescant's Rarities 249/2 The mudstone gamahe is the only one remaining of three listed in the 1656 catalogue.

2009 J. M. Greer Art & Pract. Geomancy iii. x. 221 Wrap the talisman or gamahe in a piece of silk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gamahe
释义	gamahen. Brit. /ˈɡaməheɪ/, U.S. /ˈɡæməˌheɪ/ Forms: 1600s gamahè, 1600s gamahue, 1600s gamaieu, 1600s–1700s gamahez, 1600s– gamahe, 1800s– gamaheu. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French gamahé, gamaieu. Etymology: < French gamahé (early 17th cent. or earlier), gamaieu, gamaheu, variants of camaieu camaieu n. Compare post-classical Latin gamahei, plural (a1541 in Paracelsus), Middle High German gāmahiu. Now chiefly historical. A natural object bearing markings resembling pictorial or ornamental figures, and in consequence sometimes credited with talismanic or other magical properties. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet lib1577 periapt1584 charm1590 telesm1597 amulet1601 gamahe1638 talisman1638 adder-bead1694 porte-bonheur1874 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > stone or gem adder-stone1587 sea-bean1607 mole-stone1699 scarabaeus1775 hag stone1787 gamahec1796 holy-stone1825 scarab1878 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 95 Lovers of..rarities use to call such a casuall painting of Nature, as commeth neere unto Art by the name Gamahè. 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xv. 373 All those Volumes of Stories of Fascinations, Incantations,..Sympathies of men and beasts with Magical Telesms, Gamahues or Waxen Images, and the like mysterious Nothings. 1659 H. More Immortality of Soul ii. x. 222 This Spirit of the World has Faculties that work..fatally or naturally, as several Gamaieu's [printed Gamaitus, corrected in Errata] we meet withall in Nature seem somewhat obscurely to subindicate. 1711 tr. L. Bordelon Hist. Ridiculous Extravagancies Monsieur Oufle xix. 146 Here follows a List of the most famous Gamahes which Naturalists, Travellers, and other Authors..have mention'd in their Works. c1796 Hist. Misc. Curiosities & Rarities Nature & Art II. 41 Another of the same kind of phylacteries were the Gamahez, that is natural figures found in stones, marble, metals, &c. 1865 Chambers's Jrnl. 5 Aug. 490/2 The gamahes bearing the figures of serpents or other noxious animals were thought to cure the bites or stings of the animals represented. 1904 D. Murray Museums I. i. 3 The great Abbey of St. Denis possessed..a gamahe of white agate on which was impressed the likeness of the Queen of Sheba. 1983 E. S. Gunn in A. MacGregor Tradescant's Rarities 249/2 The mudstone gamahe is the only one remaining of three listed in the 1656 catalogue. 2009 J. M. Greer Art & Pract. Geomancy iii. x. 221 Wrap the talisman or gamahe in a piece of silk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
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