palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology
(noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (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
13 June 2025
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