Obs. [a. Gr. ἀλεξίκᾰκ-ος, -ον keeping off evil, f. ἀλέξ-ειν to keep off + κακόν evil.] A preservative against evil; a safeguard.
1635. Heywood, Hierarch., VIII. 552. That their great Alexikakon was a meere figment and Imposture.
1721. Bailey, Alexicacon, a remedy against all evils.
1731. Bailey, and 1775 Ash, Alexicacon, A medicine to expell any ill humours from the body.
