Scapulomancy
or scapulomancy
[skap-yuh-luh-man-see] /ˈskæp yə ləˌmæn si/
noun
1.
divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal’s scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
noun
divination by shoulder blade bone that has been heated to cracked or burned state; also written scapulimancy , also called spatulamancy
See armomancy
See scapulimancy
See spatulamancy
Word Origin
scapula ‘shoulder blade’
noun
divination by shoulder blade bone that has been heated to cracked or burned state; also written scapulomancy , also called spatulamancy
See armomancy
See scapulomancy
See spatulamancy
Word Origin
scapula ‘shoulder blade’
Read Also:
- Scapulopexy
scapulopexy scap·u·lo·pex·y (skāp’yə-lō-pěk’sē) n. Surgical fixation of the scapula to the chest wall or to the spinous process of the vertebrae.
- Scapus
scapus sca·pus (skā’pəs) n. pl. sca·pi (-pī) A shaft or stem.
- Scar
noun 1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn. 2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma. 3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use. 4. Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a […]
- S.car.
S.Car. South Carolina
- Scarab
noun 1. any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians. 2. a representation or image of a beetle, much used among the ancient Egyptians as a symbol, seal, amulet, or the like. 3. a gem cut to resemble a beetle. noun 1. any scarabaeid beetle, esp Scarabaeus sacer (sacred scarab), […]