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

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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

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

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

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

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