Palmistry

Quick meaning: Palmistry is a noun meaning Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (countable) A book on palmistry; a system of palmistry.
2. (obsolete, rare) A dexterous use or trick of the hand.

Example Sentences

No living palmistries can spell The bird-runes on the stretched silk of her hand

Chiromantie is a coniecturyng by beholdyng the lynes, or wryncles of the handes called commonly Palmistry.

I have seen a gipsy vagabond; she has practised in hackneyed fashion the science of palmistry and told me what such people usually tell.

He must (at least) hold up his hand, By twelve Free-holders to be scan’d, Who by their skill in Palmistry, Will quickly read his Destiny;

Word Forms

• palmistries

Synonyms for palmistry

Depending on context, synonyms include chiromancy, handreading, chirography, chirognomy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chiromancy, chirosophy, physiognomy, chartomancy, chirognomy, cheirosophy.

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