Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, of the nature of, or practising chiromancy, or divination by the hand.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
chiromancy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to palmistry
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Examples
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During this chiromantic interlude, the dancing kept up, until finally, about three in the morning, the party ended.
Caesar or Nothing P��o Baroja 1914
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Aesthetic; because there is nothing in common between the science of spiritual expression and a _Semiotic_, whether it be medical, meteorological, political, physiognomic, or chiromantic.
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Benedetto Croce 1909
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(Not by their tender palms to trace the chiromantic linings,
Song and Legend from the Middle Ages Porter Lander MacClintock 1906
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