palmistry
English
Etymology
From Middle English palmestrie, from Latin.
Noun
palmistry (usually uncountable, plural palmistries)
- Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand; chiromancy.
- A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
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Translations
telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand
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See also
References
- palmistry in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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