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  • noun Plural form of sigil.

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Examples

  • The walls of the house are all glass, and contain sigils that prevent the ghosts from passing.

    REVIEW: Thir13een Ghosts Kevin 2004

  • Chances were that at least one of her sigils was a Great Stone, capable of doing him considerable harm.

    Conqueror's Moon May, Julian 2003

  • Ullanoth and her sigils were a mortal menace to his reign, one that must be dealt with immediately.

    Conqueror's Moon May, Julian 2003

  • The magic cube, the witches 'garter, leaden charms known as sigils, and the crystal were constantly in use to secure luck, to ward off evil and to read the future.

    The Evolution of an English Town Gordon Home 1923

  • She was very fond of young Lilly, who attended her in her last illness, and, in return for his care and attention, she bequeathed to him several "sigils" or talismanic seals.

    Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54) 1888

  • “Protection sigils,” Father Aloysius explained, following her gaze.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • “Protection sigils,” Father Aloysius explained, following her gaze.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • Hanh: Oddly enough, the sigils and mottos aren't as explicitly explained contextually in the books like they are here on the show.

    Houses Collide: Game of Thrones Discussion — Tyrion's Brutality and Wait, Renly Is Gay? 2011

  • “Protection sigils,” Father Aloysius explained, following her gaze.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • “Protection sigils,” Father Aloysius explained, following her gaze.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

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