chirogˈnomy noun

(Gr gnōmē understanding) palmistry

chiˈrōgraph noun

(Gr graphein to write) a written or signed document

chirogˈrapher noun (obsolete)

An official of the Court of Common Pleas

chirōgraphˈic or chirōgraphˈical adjective

chirogˈraphist noun

1. An expert in handwriting
2. A palmist (Pope)

chirogˈraphy noun

1. Handwriting, penmanship
2. Calligraphy

chirolˈogist noun

chirolˈogy noun

1. The language of gesture
2. The study of the hand

chiˈrōmancy /-man-si/ noun

(Gr manteiā divination) fortune-telling by reading the hand

chirōmantˈic or chirōmantˈical adjective

chironˈomer noun

(Gr nomos law) a gesticulator

chirōnomˈic adjective

chironomid /kī-ronˈō-mid/ noun

A member of a large genus of common midges (Chironomus) of the family Chironomidae /kī-rō-nomˈi-dē/

chironˈomy noun

The art of gesticulation or of mime

chiropˈteran noun

(Gr pteron wing) a member of the Chiropˈtera, an order of mammals comprising the bats

chiropterophˈilous adjective

(Gr phileein to love) (of flowers) pollinated by bats

chiropˈterous adjective

Chirōthēˈrium noun

(Gr thērion beast) a Triassic labyrinthodont animal with hand-like footprints