%homan%

n. [ Gr. kriqai`, pl., barley + -mancy: cf. F. crithomancie. ] A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + -mancy: cf. F. lithomancie. ] Divination by means of stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ny`mfh a bride + mani`a madness. ] (Med.) An uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman afflicted with nymphomania. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. nymphomanie. ] (Med.) Same as Nymphomania. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a finger nail + -mancy: cf. F. onychomancie. ] Divination by the nails. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + &unr_; divination: cf. F. ornithomancie. ] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ F. potichomanie; potiche a porcelain vase + manie mania. ] The art or process of coating the inside of glass vessels with engravings or paintings, so as to give them the appearance of painted ware. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Psycho- + -mancy: cf. F. psychomancie. ] Necromancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a line + -mancy. ] Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., a kind of plant, from Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Trichomanes. The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]