| 单词 |
alphitomancy |
| 释义 |
† alˈphitomancy Obs. [ad. Fr. alphitomantie (Cotgr. 1611); f. Gr. ἀλϕιτόµαντις ‘a diviner by barley-meal,’ of which the abst. n. would be ἀλϕιτοµαντεία. Probably in med.L. before adoption into mod. langs.] Divination by means of barley-meal.
1652Gaule Magastr. 165 Alphitomancy, divining by meal, flower, or branne. 1693Urquhart Rabelais iii. xxv, Fully and amply disclosed unto you..by alphitomancy. 1721in Bailey; and in mod. Dicts. |

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