| 单词 | rain-charm | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasrain-charm   rain-charm  n. an object, action, or incantation used in rain-making rituals. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > 			[noun]		 > rain-making > charm used in rain-stone1845 rain-charm1890 1890    J. G. Frazer Golden Bough I. iii. 403  				A custom of throwing the body of the victim, or at least a portion of it, into the Nile as a rain-charm. 1923    D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan x. 145  				A Vedic frog-hymn was chanted by Aryo-Indian priests as a rain-charm when Indra's services were requisitioned. 2006    Daily Tel. 		(Nexis)	 10 May 30  				A wooden door filled with beads gets spun around like a giant rain-charm, imitating the roar of sea surf. < as lemmas  | 
	
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