eaglestones

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• eaglestones —    Reputed the finest amulets for use in pregnancy and *childbirth, they are mentioned in English sources from at least the 13th century, though many of these will be basing their knowledge directly on Pliny (Natural History (ad 77), xxxvi. xxix) …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Nickernut — Nickernuts in fruit from C. bonduc Nickernuts or nickar nuts are smooth, shiny seeds from tropical leguminous shrubs, particularly Caesalpinia bonduc and C. major,[1] both known by the common name warri tree. C. bonduc produces gray nickernuts …   Wikipedia

• Caesalpinia bonduc —   Caesalpinia bonduc …   Wikipedia Español

• charms, material —    The etymology of the word charm (from Latin carmen, a chant ) shows that in medieval times it meant verbal formulas (see next entry), but in modern languages it is far more widely applied. All the varied objects which are worn, carried, or… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• stones —    Large boulders and prehistoric standing stones often attracted folklore; there were also widespread beliefs about the protective powers of small holed stones, hagstones, snakestones, thunderstones, and geodes called eaglestones. From antiquity …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• ea|gle|stone — «EE guhl STOHN», noun. a small, round lump of iron oxide mixed with clay. It was formerly supposed that eagles carried eaglestones to their nests to help in laying eggs …   Useful english dictionary