palmistry
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- palmist noun
Etymology
Origin of palmistry
1375–1425; late Middle English pawmestry, equivalent to pawm palm 1 + -estry (origin obscure; -y 3 )
Example Sentences
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His now-defunct TikTok account, which has more than 300,000 followers, claims to make predictions based on astrology and palmistry.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
After explaining that she had picked up the precepts of medieval palmistry decades ago, from an art-historian neighbor whose specialty was Hieronymus Bosch, Atwood spent several disconcerting minutes poring over my hands.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 10, 2017
The name came from a random page in a Victorian book of palmistry.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2016
It sounds like seaside palmistry, but the firm claims candidates get more interviews as a result.
From Economist • Oct. 1, 2015
At the closing banquet someone mentioned to Mikhail Tal that Bobby, who’d been studying palmistry, was reading the palms of other players, almost as a parlor game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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