Miller wrote: “For a woman to dream of plates, denotes that she will practise economy and win a worthy husband.”
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Plate · Heading 1567; source lines 17742–17751 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
For a woman to dream of plates, denotes that she will practise economy and win a worthy husband. If already married, she will retain her husband's love and respect by the wise ordering of his household. See Dishes.
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