English-Thai Dictionary

palmistry

N ศาสตร์ แห่ง การ ดู ลายมือ  วิชา ดู ลายมือ  ศิลปะ ใน การ ดู ลายมือ  augury prophecy sad-hang-kan-du-lea-mue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PALMISTRY

n.[L. palma, palm. ] The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; a trick of imposture, much practiced by gypsies. 1. Addison used it humorously for the action of the hand.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALMISTRY

PALMISTRY Pal `mis *try, n.Etym: [See Palmister. ]

 

1. The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy. Ascham. Cowper.

 

2. A dexterous use or trick of the hand. Addison.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

palmistry

palm is try |ˈpä (l )məstrē ˈpɑ (l )məstri | ▶noun the art or practice of supposedly interpreting a person's character or predicting their future by examining the lines and other features of the hand, esp. the palm and fingers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from palm 2 + -estry (of unknown origin ), later altered to -istry, perhaps on the pattern of sophistry .

 

Oxford Dictionary

palmistry

palm |is ¦try |ˈpɑːmɪstri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the art or practice of supposedly interpreting a person's character or predicting their future by examining the lines and other features of the hand, especially the palm and fingers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from palm 2 + -estry (of unknown origin ), later altered to -istry, perhaps on the pattern of sophistry .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

palmistry

palmistry noun she practiced palmistry merely as an amusement: fortune telling, palm-reading, clairvoyance, chiromancy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

palmistry

palmistry noun fortune telling, palm-reading, clairvoyancy, chiromancy; rare chirosophy, chirognomy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

palmistry

palm is try /pɑ́ːlməstri |pɑ́ːmɪs -/名詞 U 手相占い [術, 判断 ].