Nomancy
No"man*cy
(?), n. [Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr. onomancie. See Onomancy.] The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.[1913 Webster]
No"-man's` land`
,No"-man's`-land`
(?). 1. (Naut.) A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.[1913 Webster]
2. An unoccupied area between opposing armies.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Hence:
(Fig.): An unclaimed space or time.
[1913 Webster]
That no-man's land of twilight.W. Black.
[1913 Webster]
New - Add Dictionary Search to Your Site
You can add a free dictionary search box to your own web site by copying and pasting the following HTML into one of your web pages:
<form action="http://www.freedict.co.uk/search.php" method="post">
<p style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;">
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freedict.co.uk/"
title="FreeDict free online dictionary">FreeDict</a>
<input type="text" name="word" size="20" value="" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search Dictionary" />
</p>
</form>
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Sun 16th December 2018
