FETISHES

Noun

fetishes

plural of fetish

Anagrams

• shiftees, thiefess

Source: Wiktionary


FETISH

Fe"tich, Fe"tish, n.Etym: [F. fétiche, from Pg. feiti, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.]

1. A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being.

2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted.

Fe"tish, n., Fe"tish*ism, n., Fe"tishist, n., Fe`tish*is"tic (, a.

Definition: See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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