Lewis Short
ămŭlētum (noun N) : (Arab. hamalet)
* A sympathetic preservative against sickness, etc., φυλακτήριον, an amulet (usu. hung around the neck): veneficiorum amuleta,Plin. 29, 4, 19, § 66; so id. 30, 15, 47, § 138 al.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary