palmistry
noun
the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
palmist
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a word derived from
palmistry.
Example Sentences
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For a long time, this would have seemed as foolish as giving your money to a palmist.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 15, 2017
Ads for Coca-Cola and Tops Snuff, the famed palmist sign itself.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2015
Now see this Robert Adams describes himself as "a palmist" rather than a prophet.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2010
Before he died in 1907 Mary Ann Magnin had, on the advice of a palmist, picked her third son to head the prospering store.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was frequently told of persons who could foretell the future by means of palmistry, but was never able to see a palmist at work, or to verify the information.
From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Fay-Cooper Cole
