Pēr'i-āpt, n.

n. [Fr. périapte, It. periapto, Gr. περίαπ-τον, from περίαπτος, hung about, from περιάπτειν, to tie or hang about, from περί, about, and ἅπτειν, to tie, bind.] A charm worn to defend against disease or mischief; an amulet. “Words, and sigils, and peri-apts, and other cabalistical mysteries.” W. Scott.

Goes wandering, at length, with its pack of amulets, bead rolls, periapts, fetiches, and the like peddlery, on pilgrimage. Coleridge.