| 单词 | liver line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasliver line liver line n. Palmistry a line (line n.2 8b) which stretches from the wrist (near the start of the line of life) towards the base of the little finger, traditionally regarded as indicating the state of a person's physical health; cf. line of the liver at Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > palmistry > [noun] > mark on the hand > other lines line of the livera1440 sister1558 headline1571 liver line1571 discriminal1652 heart line1652 line of (the) sun1653 natural line1653 sun line1653 dragon's tail1678 fate-line1889 1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xxxviii. f. 168v Iecoraria, is the liuer line comming from the life lyne, which retching vp in ye hollow of the hande, performeth the Triangle in most handes. 1694 W. Salmon tr. Y. van Diemerbroeck Anat. Human Bodies (new ed.) i. 494/1 Three [lines] they look upon more considerable than all the rest. The Line of Life; the Second running athwart through the middle of the hollow of the Hand, to the Mount of the Moon, and call'd the Liver-line: and the Third call'd the Table-line. 1893 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 14 Jan. The liver line long, straight and well formed denotes good health, strong memory and probable success. 2001 P. Hazel Palmistry 134 Also called the health line, the liver line..can represent a health condition or a preoccupation with health. < as lemmas |
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