Fortune cookie — Fortune Cookies redirects here. For other uses, see Fortune Cookies (disambiguation). An unopened fortune cookie … Wikipedia
fortune-teller — fortune ,teller noun count someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards, etc. in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is called fortune telling … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fortune-teller — fortune tellers N COUNT A fortune teller is a person who tells you what they think will happen to you in the future, after looking at something such as the lines on your hand … English dictionary
fortune — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)tʃuːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ fortunes 1) N COUNT (emphasis) You can refer to a large sum of money as a fortune or a small fortune to emphasize how large it is. We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune... He made a small fortune… … English dictionary
hand — {{11}}hand (n.) O.E. hond, hand hand; side; power, control, possession, from P.Gmc. *khanduz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., Du., Ger. hand, O.N. hönd, Goth. handus). The original Old English plural handa was superseded in Middle English by handen, later… … Etymology dictionary
fortune-teller — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fortune teller : singular fortune teller plural fortune tellers someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards etc in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is… … English dictionary
fortune-telling — ➡ gypsies * * * the forecasting of future events or the delineation of character by methods not ordinarily considered to have a rational basis. Evidence indicates that forms of fortune telling were practiced in ancient China, Egypt, Chaldea … Universalium
Fortune's Favourites (novel) — infobox Book | name = Fortune s Favourite s title orig = translator = image caption = Book cover author = Colleen McCullough cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = genre = Historical Fiction publisher = release date = 1993 … Wikipedia
ˈfortune-ˌteller — noun [C] someone who tells you what will happen to you in the future, for example by looking at the lines on your hand … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
The Fortune Teller (de La Tour painting) — Infobox Painting image size=300px title=The Fortune Teller artist=Georges de La Tour year=c. 1630 type=Oil painting height=101.9 width=123.5 height inch=40⅛ width inch =48⅝ city=New York City museum=Metropolitan Museum of Art The Fortune Teller… … Wikipedia
