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单词 chirognomy
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chirognomyn.

/kʌɪəˈrɒɡnəmi/
Forms: Also cheirognomy.
Etymology: < Greek χειρο- hand- + γνώμη knowing, judgement, after physiognomy.
The alleged art or science of estimating character by inspection of the hand.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > palmistry > [noun]
palmistryc1450
chiromancya1529
palm-reading1860
hand-reading1867
chirognomy1868
1868 A. R. Craig Bk. of Hand 263 Chiromancy and chirognomy.
1885 E. H. Allen (title) A Manual of Cheirosophy; being a Complete Practical Handbook of the Twin Sciences of Cheirognomy and Cheiromancy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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