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Anthropomancy
Anthropomancy An"thro*po*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? man + -mancy.]
Divination by the entrails of human being.
Hippomane MancinellaManchineel Man`chi*neel", n. [Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an
apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from
its apple-like fruit.] (Bot.)
A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical
America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and
poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.
Bastard manchineel, a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the
East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.
--Lindley. Metopomancy
Metopomancy Met"o*po*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? the forehead + -mancy.]
Fortune telling by physiognomy. [R.] --Urquhart.
Pomancentrus rubicundusGaribaldi Ga`ri*bal"di, n.
1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance
in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot
Garibaldi.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus
rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color. PomanderPomander Po*man"der, n. [Sp. poma.]
(a) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of
a ball.
(b) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by
ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly
pomander box. [Obs.] --Bacon. pomander boxPomander Po*man"der, n. [Sp. poma.]
(a) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of
a ball.
(b) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by
ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly
pomander box. [Obs.] --Bacon. Tulipomania
Tulipomania Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a, n. [Tulip + mania.]
A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of
tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by
Menage.
Note: In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the
cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about
the year 1634, and, like a violent epidemic, seized
upon all classes of the community, leading to disasters
and misery such as the records of commerce or of
bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip
marts had been established in Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip
bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks
are on the Stock Exchange of London. --Baird.
Tulipomaniac
Tulipomaniac Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*ac, n.
One who is affected with tulipomania.
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