figure-castingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: figure n., casting n.

Etymology: < figure n. + casting n., after to cast a figure at cast v. 39a. Compare figure-caster n. 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfigure-ˌcasting.

The action or practice of casting a figure (see cast v. 39).

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the world > the universe > astrology > judicial astrology > horoscope > [noun] > casting of

figure-casting1600

erection1612

figure-flinginga1625

apotelesm1651

horoscopy1664

1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 287 Figure casting..to judge of nativities..is a lying vanity.

1625 J. Hart Anat. Urines ii. xi. 123 Figure-casting, with a world of other forbidden trash.

1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral 299 Foolish fears..from the..opposition of planets, and from figure-casting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	figure-casting
释义	figure-castingn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: figure n., casting n. Etymology: < figure n. + casting n., after to cast a figure at cast v. 39a. Compare figure-caster n. 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfigure-ˌcasting. The action or practice of casting a figure (see cast v. 39). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > astrology > judicial astrology > horoscope > [noun] > casting of figure-casting1600 erection1612 figure-flinginga1625 apotelesm1651 horoscopy1664 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 287 Figure casting..to judge of nativities..is a lying vanity. 1625 J. Hart Anat. Urines ii. xi. 123 Figure-casting, with a world of other forbidden trash. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral 299 Foolish fears..from the..opposition of planets, and from figure-casting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1600
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