bracteate

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They were usually made as amulets for good luck and this bracteate shows a coiled animal.

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  1. adjective Bearing bracts.

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  1. New Latin bracteātus, from Latin bractea, gold leaf; see bract.

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  1. = French bractéate, from Latin bracteatus, covered with gold-leaf, from bractea: see bract.
 

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/ˈbræktəeɪt/
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