astragalomancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any form of divination by dice.
  2. Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
  3. Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.

Word forms

astragalomancy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos) + -mancy.

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