PALMISTRY

palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology

(noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

palmistry (usually uncountable, plural palmistries)

Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.

(countable) A book on palmistry; a system of palmistry.

(obsolete, rare) A dexterous use or trick of the hand.

Synonyms

• (fortune telling from the hand): chiromancy, palm reading

Source: Wiktionary


Pal`mis*try, n.Etym: [See Palmister.]

1. The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy. Ascham. Cowper.

2. A dexterous use or trick of the hand. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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