Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Soothsaying by means of the laurel.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Divination by means of the laurel.

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  • noun Divination by laurel branches or trees, leaves etc.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek δάφνη (daphne, "laurel") + -mancy.

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  • no resting on laurels

    August 24, 2009