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

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

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

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

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

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