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

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dream book

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

A cold wind that fluttered the pages of Desdemona’s dream book, which she consulted for interpretations to increasingly nightmarish dreams.

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

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

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

For the first time ever, Lefty consulted Desdemona’s dream book, in the hope of calculating a winning number on the abacus of his unconscious.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides