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Look up: fetish

  1. Fetish
    An animal skin hanging from a stick. It was used by the cults of Osiris and Anubis.
    Found on http://www.egyptartsite.com/glossary.htm

  2. fetish
    [n] - excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Fetish
    In modeling: Modeling for fetish sites can provide a wide range of work. As the name implies it covers very specific areas of interest, these can be as varied as tight jeans, to punk or gothic, to domination. Models should always make sure that they have a clear understanding of the assignment and what is involved before accepting fetish work. Models for fetish modeling should be over 18.
    Found on http://www.genesis-models.co.uk/modeling

  4. Fetish
    Fe'tish noun , Fe'tish*ism (... or ...; 277) noun , Fe`tish*is'tic adjective See Fetich , noun , Fetichism , noun , Fetichistic , adjective
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/23

  5. fetish
    An inanimate object or nonsexual body part that is regarded as endowed with magic or erotic qualities. ... Origin: Fr. Fetiche, fr. L. Factitius, made by art, artificial ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. fetish
    fetich noun excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; `made a fetish of cleanliness`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. fetish
    noun a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; `common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Fetish
    `Fetish` has several uses, including: in the `sciences`; *Fetishism, the attribution of religious or mystical qualities to inanimate objects as a primary stage in the development of a culture or civilization. *Sexual fetishism, psychosexual attraction for inanimate objects. *Commodity fetishism, a Marxist concept of valuation in capitalist markets. *Legal Fetishism, a state where individuals affirm that they owe their existence to the Law (in co...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetish

  9. fetish
    (fet´ish) (fe´tish) a material object, such as an idol, charm, or talisman, believed by primitive people to have supernatural powers. an inanimate object used to obtain sexual gratification.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  10. Fetish
    • (n.) Any object to which one is excessively devoted. • (n.) A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being. • (a.) Alt. of Fetishistic
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. fetish
    fetish (fet'ish) , inanimate object believed to possess some magical power. The fetish may be a natural thing, such as a stone, a feather, a shell, or the claw of an animal, or it may be artificial, such as carvings in wood. The power of the fetish is thought to derive its efficacy from one of t...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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