hand of glory

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A charm made from the hand of a man executed by hanging, supposed to be able to unlock doors, render other people motionless, etc. historical
    — Sorcerers and other practitioners of witchcraft used to make a variety of candlestick called the Hand of Glory, chiefly from the flesh of criminals[.]

词形变化

hands of glory plural

词源

Perhaps from a confused reference to the mandrake plant, which is mandragore in French, while hand of glory would be main de gloire.
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