noun.
A melody; a song.
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Anything believed to possess some occult or supernatural power, such as an amulet, a spell, or some mystic observance or act.
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Hence A trinket, such as a locket, seal, etc., worn especially on a watch-guard.
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An irresistible power to please and attract, or something which possesses this power; fascination; allurement; attraction.
noun.
Synonyms Spell, enchantment, witchery, magic.
To subdue, control, or bind, as if by incantation or magical influence; soothe, allay, or appease.
To fortify or make invulnerable with charms.
To give exquisite pleasure to; fascinate; enchant.
To affect by or as if by magic or supernatural influences: as, to charm a serpent out of his hole or into a stupor; to charm away one's grief; to charm the wind into silence.
To play upon; produce musical sounds from.
= Syn. 1, 2, and Fascinate, etc. (see enchant), delight, transport, bewitch, ravish, enrapture, captivate.
To produce the effect of a charm; work with magic power; act as a charm or spell.
To give delight; be highly pleasing: as, a melody that could charm more than any other.
To give forth musical sounds.
noun.
The confused low murmuring of a flock of birds; chirm.
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In hawking, a company: said of goldfinches.