chiromancy

[ kahy-ruh-man-see ]

/ ˈkaɪ rəˌmæn si /

noun

palmistry.

Origin of chiromancy

First recorded in 1520–30; chiro- + -mancy

OTHER WORDS FROM chiromancy

chi·ro·man·cer, nounchi·ro·man·tic, chi·ro·man·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby chiromancy

chirm, chiro, chirognostic, chirography, chirokinesthesia, chiromancy, chiromegaly, Chiron, chironomid, chiroplasty, chiropodalgia

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Example sentences from the Web for chiromancy

Such, for example, are the hands of Fanny Janauschek, the lines of which agree to perfection with the laws of chiromancy.
The Gypsies|Charles G. Leland
The observation was new to him, and he seemed to be interested in it, as he always was in anything like chiromancy or metoscopy.
Memoirs|Charles Godfrey Leland
He wrote extensively on philosophy, mathematics, and medicine, and also on chiromancy.
Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery|Robert Means Lawrence
Chiromancy is a most dangerous science, and one that ought not to be encouraged, except in a 'tte--tte.'
Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man|Oscar Wilde

Elsie was cross at some of the things she said, for she firmly believes in chiromancy.
Cicely and Other Stories|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for chiromancy

chiromancy

/ (ˈkaɪrəˌmænsɪ) /

noun

another word for palmistry

Derived forms of chiromancy

chiromancer, noun

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单词	chiromancy
释义	chiromancy [ kahy-ruh-man-see ] / ˈkaɪ rəˌmæn si / noun palmistry. Origin of chiromancy First recorded in 1520–30; chiro- + -mancy OTHER WORDS FROM chiromancy chi·ro·man·cer, nounchi·ro·man·tic, chi·ro·man·ti·cal, adjective Words nearby chiromancy chirm, chiro, chirognostic, chirography, chirokinesthesia, chiromancy, chiromegaly, Chiron, chironomid, chiroplasty, chiropodalgia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chiromancy Such, for example, are the hands of Fanny Janauschek, the lines of which agree to perfection with the laws of chiromancy. The Gypsies\|Charles G. Leland The observation was new to him, and he seemed to be interested in it, as he always was in anything like chiromancy or metoscopy. Memoirs\|Charles Godfrey Leland He wrote extensively on philosophy, mathematics, and medicine, and also on chiromancy. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery\|Robert Means Lawrence Chiromancy is a most dangerous science, and one that ought not to be encouraged, except in a 'tte--tte.' Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man\|Oscar Wilde Elsie was cross at some of the things she said, for she firmly believes in chiromancy. Cicely and Other Stories\|Annie Fellows Johnston British Dictionary definitions for chiromancy chiromancy / (ˈkaɪrəˌmænsɪ) / noun another word for palmistry Derived forms of chiromancy chiromancer, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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