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dactyliomancy / dactyliology
Jan. 28th, 2011 07:48 amA two-for Friday. Just because.
dactyliomancy or dactylomancy (dak-TIL-oh-man-see) - n., divination by means of finger rings.
dactyliology (dak-ti-lee-OHL-uh-jee) - n., the branch of archeology dealing with gem engraving; the branch of archaeology dealing with finger rings.
Both coined from Greek daktylios, finger ring, from daktyl, finger. For how the divination works, see Wikipedia. As for how the gem engraving gets involved, well, that's how signet rings were made.
---L.
dactyliomancy or dactylomancy (dak-TIL-oh-man-see) - n., divination by means of finger rings.
dactyliology (dak-ti-lee-OHL-uh-jee) - n., the branch of archeology dealing with gem engraving; the branch of archaeology dealing with finger rings.
Both coined from Greek daktylios, finger ring, from daktyl, finger. For how the divination works, see Wikipedia. As for how the gem engraving gets involved, well, that's how signet rings were made.
---L.
