crystal-gazingn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪstlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪstlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see crystal n. and adj. and gazing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crystal n., gazing n.

Etymology: < crystal n. + gazing n. Compare later crystal-gaze v., and earlier crystal seeing n. at crystal n. and adj. Compounds 2.

The action of looking intently into a crystal ball (or another translucent medium) in order to see images representing distant events, typically ones believed to be taking place in the future. Also figurative: the action of trying to predict what will happen in the future; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > crystal-gazing > [noun]

scrying1587

crystallomancy1613

crystal-vision1829

crystal seeing1845

crystal-gazing1883

1883 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. III. xxxv. 1111 The crystal-gazing of the pure child.

1895 Borderland 2 262/1 The Society will sell you..glass balls of various diameters for crystal-gazings from three shillings upwards.

1920 L. Barbee Out of Stillness ii. 77 I don't profess to know anything of the real science of crystal gazing. But I have had results.

1945 H. Read Coat of Many Colours xxxi. 151 To ask people to begin looking for profound human emotions..in painted canvas or carved stone seems to me like asking them to indulge in a new kind of crystal-gazing.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 12 Jan. 63/1 A suitably cynical note on which to end a session of crystal-gazing.

1998 K. Flint in E. Schenkel & S. Welz Lost Worlds & Mad Elephants (1999) 93 The activity of crystal-gazing—or of gazing into other shiny surfaces—has a long and culture-crossing tradition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crystal-gazing
释义	crystal-gazingn. Brit. /ˈkrɪstlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see crystal n. and adj. and gazing n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crystal n., gazing n. Etymology: < crystal n. + gazing n. Compare later crystal-gaze v., and earlier crystal seeing n. at crystal n. and adj. Compounds 2. The action of looking intently into a crystal ball (or another translucent medium) in order to see images representing distant events, typically ones believed to be taking place in the future. Also figurative: the action of trying to predict what will happen in the future; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > crystal-gazing > [noun] scrying1587 crystallomancy1613 crystal-vision1829 crystal seeing1845 crystal-gazing1883 1883 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. III. xxxv. 1111 The crystal-gazing of the pure child. 1895 Borderland 2 262/1 The Society will sell you..glass balls of various diameters for crystal-gazings from three shillings upwards. 1920 L. Barbee Out of Stillness ii. 77 I don't profess to know anything of the real science of crystal gazing. But I have had results. 1945 H. Read Coat of Many Colours xxxi. 151 To ask people to begin looking for profound human emotions..in painted canvas or carved stone seems to me like asking them to indulge in a new kind of crystal-gazing. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 12 Jan. 63/1 A suitably cynical note on which to end a session of crystal-gazing. 1998 K. Flint in E. Schenkel & S. Welz Lost Worlds & Mad Elephants (1999) 93 The activity of crystal-gazing—or of gazing into other shiny surfaces—has a long and culture-crossing tradition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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