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单词 palmist
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palmistn.

Brit. /ˈpɑːmɪst/, U.S. /ˈpɑ(l)məst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palm n.2, -ist suffix.
Etymology: < palm n.2 + -ist suffix, after palmistry n. Compare earlier palmister n. N.E.D. (1904) also gives the pronunciation (pæ·lmist) /ˈpælmɪst/.
A person who practises palmistry; a chiromancer.
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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
1875 Oakland (Calif.) Daily Evening Tribune 19 Nov. There is as much individuality in umbrellas as the palmist professes to find in hands.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 July 4/1 There is a Sibyl's cave, where a hardened palmist will tell your fortune and your future.
1936 N.Y. Woman 23 Sept. 17/1 Marie Costello has eight readers and a palmist in her Gypsy Tea Room.
1994 Kindred Spirit Autumn 19/1 A palmist will..consider the timing of events, and will interpret how the land lies in your life through..skin ridge patterns.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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