chirognomy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“hand understanding”). Compare physiognomy.

Noun

chirognomy (uncountable)

  1. The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.

Derived terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for chirognomy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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