sesame
sesame is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne. Open Sesame, the magical command which opened the door of the robber's den in the Arabian Nights' tale of "The Forty Thieves;" hence, a magical password. -- Sesame grass. (Bot.) Same as Gama grass.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abracadabra
- accoucheur
- accoucheuse
- agency
- agnus
- aid
- along
- amulet
- and
- assistance
- bell
- book
- cabala
- caduceus
- candle
- cantrap
- cap
- charm
- conducive
- countercharm
- crook
- dint
- divining
- evil
- exorcism
- expedient
- exsufflation
- eye
- fair
- fetich
- fetish
- foul
- fum
- furcula
- gammadion
- hand
- handmaid
- hereby
- hook
- incantation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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