Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Palmistry"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Palmistry \Pal`mis*try\, n.[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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

palmistry
n : telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: {palm
reading}, {chiromancy}, {chirology}]


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