Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - charm
Charm
charm
n. & v. --n. 1 a the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration. b fascination, attractiveness. c (usu. in pl.) an attractive or enticing quality. 2 a trinket on a bracelet etc. 3 a an object, act, or word(s) supposedly having occult or magic power; a spell. b a thing worn to avert evil etc.; an amulet. 4 Physics a property of matter manifested by some elementary particles. --v.tr. 1 delight, captivate (charmed by the performance). 2 influence or protect as if by magic (leads a charmed life). 3 a gain by charm (charmed agreement out of him). b influence by charm (charmed her into consenting). 4 cast a spell on, bewitch. Phrases and idioms charm-bracelet a bracelet hung with small trinkets. like a charm perfectly, wonderfully. Derivatives charmer n. Etymology: ME f. OF charme, charmer f. L carmen song
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I. noun see: chant Date: 14th century 1. the chanting or reciting of a magic spell ; incantation, a practice or expression believed to have magic power, something worn about the person to ward off evil or ensure good fortune ; amulet, 3. a trait that fascinates, allures, or delights, a physical grace or attraction, compelling attractiveness , a small ornament worn on a bracelet or chain, a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of + 2/3 and a measured energy of approximately 1.5 GeV, ~less adjective II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to affect by or as if by magic ; compel, to please, soothe, or delight by compelling attraction , to endow with or as if with supernatural powers by means of ~s, to control (an animal) typically by ~s (as the playing of music) , intransitive verb to practice magic and enchantment, to have the effect of a ~ ; fascinate, see: attract ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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