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

They left on foot, carrying two suitcases packed with clothes, toiletries, Desdemona’s dream book and worry beads, and two of Lefty’s texts of Ancient Greek.

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

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

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