释义 |
ˈfigure-ˌcasting, vbl. n. The action or practice of casting a figure (see cast v. 39).
1600Abp. Abbot Exp. Jonah 287 Figure casting..to judge of nativities..is a lying vanity. 1625Hart Anat. Ur. ii. xi. 123 Figure-casting, with a world of other forbidden trash. 1868Milman St. Paul's 299 Foolish fears..from the..opposition of planets, and from figure-casting. |