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Meanings of chirology in English

Portuguese
leitura da sorte
Catalan
quiromància
Spanish
lectura de manos
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Telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand.

        leitura da sorte
        Synonyms
        Examples for "palmistry"
        Examples for "palmistry"
        1
        He perceived at once that palmistry was after all a terrible reality.
        The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
        2
        Without meaning to pun, we may dismiss the claims of palmistry offhand.
        The Foundations of Personality
        3
        He asked me if I had ever made a study of palmistry.
        A. V. Laider
        4
        There are so many young girls who go in for palmistry.
        A. V. Laider
        5
        I am not superstitious, but I believe in palmistry to a certain extent.
        The Deluge
        1
        They pretend to a knowledge of chiromancy, but know nothing about it.
        The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 / 1576-1582 ...
        2
        This decree of chiromancy frightened considerably both Bertha and the maid.
        Droll Stories — Volume 3
        3
        Works, too, were there, by writers less renowned, on astrology, geomancy, chiromancy, etc.
        A Strange Story — Volume 03
        4
        Balzac was interested in the occult sciences-inchiromancy and cartomancy.
        Women in the Life of Balzac
        5
        He addicted himself to astrology, chemistry, and the still more frivolous sciences of chiromancy and physiognomy.
        Lives of the Necromancers
        1
        I'm going to Cincinnati and start a palm reading and clairvoyant joint.
        The Gentle Grafter
        2
        Roy wondered if he dared ask for a palm reading.
        Dark rivers of the heart
        3
        There ain't going to be any playing, or philandering, or palm reading about it.
        Waifs and Strays / Part 1
        4
        Anna gave him his final palm reading just a few weeks before Jude packed her stuff.
        Heart-shaped box
        5
        Primi, you are morbid-onelittle palm reading?
        The Oracle Glass
        Translations for chirology