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Definition of Evil eye
1. Noun. A look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm.
Definition of Evil eye
1. Noun. A wicked look ¹
2. Noun. A curse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evil Eye
Literary usage of Evil eye
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"The three knots on a thread are used as a charm for other purposes than against
the evil eye. The charm enclosed (Fig. 4) is intended as a protection ..."
2. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association (1902)
"Details concerning the " evil eye " in Norse tradition. Among the topics considered
are: Terms for "evil eye"; possession, acquisition, etc., of "evil eye" ..."
3. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"Taking the evil eye as his text, Dr. Maclagan, who is already known to the ...
The people generally credited with the evil eye are old women and those with ..."
4. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"No one thought the Pope had wished this, but the fancy that he had the evil eye
became universal, and lasted till his death. Evil is -wrought by want of ..."
5. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"Л.ЛМ, The evil eye alluded to in Proverbs xxviii. S and Mark vii. 22, is still
a subject of dread in аП Eastern countries, ae well as in many of those of ..."