Word of the Day: Cartomancy

Can you pronounce cartomancy?

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Today's Word Brought to You By noun 1. Fortunetelling by interpreting a random selection of playing cards. "I'm skeptical of any predictions produced by cartomancy." "She ran a shop that sold herbs and candles, but her specialty was cartomancy." "My grandmother claimed she had the gift of cartomancy, but I think she stacked her deck." Today's Word Brought to You By Picasso's $139 Million Sale Reveals Unexpected Investment Opportunity Just last month, an iconic Picasso painting shattered expectations when it sold for a whopping $139 million at auction. Impressive, considering it was purchased for around $1 million in the late 1960s. But there's a surprising group of investors also celebrating this sale: 61,000 everyday users of one investment platform, Masterworks. Masterworks allows anyone to invest in blue-chip paintings by artists like Picasso and Banksy for just a fraction of the cost. When Masterworks sells a painting, investors can get a return. This way, it's not only the billionaires of the world who can benefit from the art market. As a special partner, Word Daily readers can skip the waitlist to join here. See important Regulation A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd. Skip the Waitlist French, late 19th century Fortunetellers can use many tools — candles, incense, a crystal ball — but if they are practicing cartomancy, they'll have a deck of cards. The word "cartomancy" comes directly from the French "carte," meaning "card," and "-mancy," which is a combining form that implies divination. ... Continue Reading Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

Our revenue can come from sponsors which means some of the affiliate links you click on may generate us revenue.

To unsubscribe from future emails, click here. (We'll miss you!) Privacy Policy  •  Terms of Use  •  Contact Us

3419 Via Lido, #657 Newport Beach, CA 92663 Advertisements powered by LiveIntent • AdChoices

• Tweet
• Share
• Share
• Share
• Share

About Admin MC3

This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.

Related Post