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单词 armomancy
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armomancyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin armomantia.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin armomantia (13th cent.; < classical Latin armus shoulder (see arm n.1) + -mantia -mancy comb. form), with remodelling of the ending after -mancy comb. form. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (ā·ɹmoˌmæ:nsi) /ˈɑːməʊˌmænsɪ/.
Obsolete. rare.
Divination by observing the shoulders of animals.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Armomancy, divination by the shoulders of beasts.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Armomancy, divining by the shoulders of Beasts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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