palmistry
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
- (countable, usually) A book on palmistry; a system of palmistry.
- (obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually) A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
Translations
chiromancie
chiromanzia
quiromancia
χειρομαντεία
quiromancia
Handlesekunst
el falı
quiromància Chiromantie
chiromantia chyromantiaEtymology
In summary
From Middle English palmestrie. Equivalent to palm + -ist + -ry.
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