单词 | palmist |
释义 | palmistn. A person who practises palmistry; a chiromancer. 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 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). < n.1875 |
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