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单词 chiromantic
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chiromanticadj.n.

/kʌɪərəʊˈmantɪk/
Etymology: formed as chiromant n. + -ic suffix: compare Astromantic.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > palmistry > [adjective]
chiromantic1627
chiromantical1644
chiroscopical1652
1627 M. Drayton Elegies in Battaile Agincourt 211 Some idle Chiromantick booke, Shewing the line of life, and Venus mount.
1867 H. Vámbéry Sk. Centr. Asia 11 The chiromantic feats.
B. n.
A chiromancer. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > palmistry > [noun] > one who practises
palmister?a1505
palmastrer1561
chiromancer1573
chiromantine1601
chiromantist1652
chirosopher1652
chiromantic1653
palmist1875
chiromant1876
chirognomist1883
chiromancist1889
1653 T. Gataker Vindic. Annot. Jer. 10.2 161 Your Chiromantiks would writhe and wrest it to their purpose.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 437/2 Chiromanticks..take upon them to tell Fortunes by the Lines of the hand.
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