a. nonce-wd. [irreg. f. TALISMAN2, after necromantic, etc.] Talismanic.
1814. Sporting Mag., XLIV. 67. The talismantic influence of his pencil.
1852. R. Hare, Overing, xvi. 166. The same bit of paper, as if possessed of a talismantic charm, awakened after so many generations, feelings as new and fresh in her descendants as it did in herself.
1881. Eng. Mech. & World of Sci., XXXIII. 19 Aug., 576/3. What judgment can anybody have as to a safe quantity of such talismantic articles as ‘Ready Relief,’ ‘Wizard Oil,’ or ‘Magic Master of Misery?’
1901. Tillie May Forney, When All the World’s a Holidaying, in Table Talk, XVI. Aug., 313/1. The fascination of precious stones and the talismantic powers attributed to them extend far beyond record.
