The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Abracadabra

1168410The American Cyclopædia — Abracadabra

ABRACADABRA, a magical word with the ancients, supposed to possess some talismanic properties when inscribed and partially repeated in a triangular form, so as to be read in different directions, upon a square piece of paper or linen, folded and worn as an amulet or variously used in incantations.