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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.


Etymology

Origin of dream book

First recorded in 1785–95


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The woman said that the dream was sad, but Mr. Rodriguez and Poli looked up the dream in the Black Cat dream book to see which number to play.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

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

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

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

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

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