dream book

American  

noun

1. a book, pamphlet, etc., that lists common dreams and purports to interpret them, especially in regard to their meaning for the future.

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Etymology

Origin of dream book

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

He gave the catalogue to Desdemona, who ordered a new dream book.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

For the next forty days, whenever my grandmother misplaced her dream book or her worry beads, she blamed Zizmo’s spirit.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

At three o’clock she started dinner, and only when it was cooking did she take a break, sitting at die kitchen table to consult her dream book on the meaning of her previous night’s dreams.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Many of the Negroes who frequented Rubsamen’s Medical Supply noticed my grandfather’s preoccupation with the dream book, and after he won for two weeks in a row, word spread.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Any dream would bring out the Black Cat dream book for an interpretation and the accompanying lucky number.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers