chiromancy
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- chiromancer noun
- chiromantic adjective
- chiromantical adjective
Etymology
Origin of chiromancy
Example Sentences
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Because he is in eighth grade, this was his last year to compete, and he bested beasts of the dictionary like “chiromancy,” “schistorrhachis” and “aegagrus.”
From New York Times
Séances were a fad; so were hypnotism, chiromancy and telepathy.
From New York Times
"They may try their chiromancy on me, when they please, and do me all the harm they can for half a crown, which is, I believe, the stipulated sum."
From Project Gutenberg
He studied chiromancy, and acquired some knowledge of the art.
From Project Gutenberg
Sooth-saying, chiromancy, and similar magic, explained the Courier, were, so far as the destiny of individuals was concerned, to be relegated to the murky regions of superstition.
From Project Gutenberg
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